On May 2, 2008, the Chaitén volcano in Chile awoke with unexpected fury after more than 9,000 years of dormancy. The eruption blasted rocks and ash a dozen miles into the air, and then heavy rainfall ...

SAN FRANCISCO-Axial Seamount, a large underwater volcano about 470 kilometers (290 miles) offshore of the Oregon coast, is one of the most active volcanoes in the world-and one of the most intensively ...

Michael Cheadle, a UW associate professor of geology and geophysics, examines a rock sample recovered by a ROV submarine. Cheadle served as a geologist on the German research vessel R/V Sonne during ...

Federal funding for public media has been eliminated. Take action now and protect OPB's independent journalism and essential programs for everyone. The beloved characters of James Herriot’s All ...

A special meeting was held by the Salem City Council on Wednesday following growing calls for a convicted murderer to be removed from two public safety boards. Protests are happening across the nation ...

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