From South Korea's Jeju Island to Scotland's anthrax-infested Gruinard Island, these beautiful islands hide upsetting ...

The avalanche that killed nine people near Lake Tahoe raises questions about just how safe the fast-growing adventure tourism ...

On a hot February morning, Galápagos National Park rangers released 50 giant tortoises back to Floreana Island—marking the beginning of a historic comeback.

But Tennessee resident and traveling photographer Houston Vandergriff keeps showcasing what he can do, and this month he became the first artist with a disability selected for the “Artist in Residence ...

Most webcams used by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory take a snapshot every few minutes to conserve bandwidth, but three webcams are currently “livestreaming” — meaning they transmit real-time ...

Volunteers agreed to help remove tephra from the roofs, gutters, and water catchment systems of more than 60 homes, which is the number Civil Defense identified as needing immediate assistance.

Kilauea has erupted once more on Hawaii's Big Island, launching lava and ash an astonishing 35,000 feet into the atmosphere.

A week-and-a-half after Episode 41 of Kilauea’s yearlong summit eruption deposited tephra — lightweight volcanic glass debris — over a sizable area surrounding Halemaumau Crater, residents of Volcano ...

Christine Hitt In December, the Hawaii Board on Geographic Names approved a name change for the Island of Hawaii, commonly know as the Big Island. It will be changed to simply Hawaii going forward.

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) — Throngs of feral cats emerge from the shade of parked trucks and bushes as soon as the familiar Subaru Forester pulls into a dump on Hawaii’s Big Island. They run after the ...

The state of Hawaii is officially changing the name of the largest island in the archipelago from Island of Hawaii to simply Hawaii. The Hawaii Board on Geographic Names approved the name change at a ...