Mount Semeru, a stratovolcano on the Indonesian island of Java, has logged more eruptive events than any other volcano on the ...

A fresh diplomatic clash has erupted between Beijing and Washington after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio marked the ...

Standing back from a world map, the outline of land against water starts to look less tidy than it first appears. Some ...

On Monday, the volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island had a 48th episode of “lava fountaining” in an eruption that began in 2024.

Residents in the East Java province of Indonesia have scattered flowers and paid their respects and prayed at the edge of a ...

Twenty years on, in Sidorajo the mud continues to flow and survivors feel neglected, diminished and unheard Toxic mud ...

But the most harrowing illustration of what happens when industrial risks are ‘tamed’ for the interests of the elite is an ...

The volcanic island that rose from one of the deadliest eruptions in recorded history is restless again. Anak Krakatau, the ...

The volcano on Indonesia's Halmahera Island routinely ejects ash, volcanic gases, and volcanic bombs. In May 2026, the Global ...

"This new eruption could present an even better opportunity for 'island-naut' exploration as we prepare to return to the moon with women and men via Artemis IV." ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

At least three hikers, including two Singaporeans and an Indonesian, have died after the Mount Dukono volcano erupted on Indonesia’s Halmahera island, according to a local police chief. Twenty hikers ...