Off the coast of American Samoa, an active underwater volcano towers above the seafloor, its upper crater the site of a four-year eruption. Following the formation of a 1,000-foot lava cone between ...

Scientists found a cryptic creature at a volcanic lava field and discovered a new species, a study said and photos show. Photo from Javier Avila In a volcanic lava field of Argentina sat a cryptic ...

Surrounding the remote island of Miyake, off the east-central coast of Japan, the stoney sea floor matches the volcanic rock on the surface. Scattered across the rocks are patches of green algae, ...

A colossal volcano in Kenya is home to a small, previously unknown species of toad, researchers discovered, challenging their understanding of amphibians in East Africa. Not only does the toad belong ...

In a volcanic lava field of Argentina sat a cryptic creature with “bulged” nostrils. Its patterned body blended in with the arid mountain landscape — but not well enough. Passing scientists noticed ...