We know, the headlines can sound terrifying. In this series, Mashable speaks with experts to bring you the unvarnished truth about science, health, threats from space, and scary-sounding creatures.

Campi Flegrei, a volcanic caldera west of Naples, is speeding toward a transition within the next decade, a new study suggests, but researchers can't yet say whether that transition will be an ...

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Hawaii’s Big Island late Friday night, startling residents across the islands and putting scientists on alert as they closely monitor nearby volcanic activity. The ...

The pair of Singaporean nationals were found holding each other under rock debris, following the eruption of Mount Dukono on Indonesia's Halmahera island. Indonesia's rescue agency head, Iwan Ramdani, ...

A volcano is erupting under the ocean in the Bismarck Sea, prompting warnings of possible tsunamis from authorities as ash and smoke billow into the sky. Papua New Guinea authorities have warned of ...

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 ...

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Hawaii's Big Island shortly before 10 p.m. Friday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake came amid USGS monitoring of Kilauea, an active ...

GALELA, North Halmahera – Two missing Singaporean hikers were confirmed dead in the eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Dukono, the head of the local search-and-rescue agency told The Straits Times on May ...

An Indonesian guide who led a group of hikers up Mount Dukono has described the harrowing moment they were caught up in Friday's eruption, which killed three people in his group. Reza Selang narrowly ...

A colossal underwater volcano in the South Pacific may have revealed a surprising new weapon against climate change. After the 2022 eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai, scientists detected enormous ...

Here’s a story told in ash: a person came out to walk their dog along a track by the side of a volcano — an undulating, three-mile route defined by bamboo and untidy bushes and trees. To their left, ...