In this chaotic minigame, players must survive randomized natural disasters in Minecraft—from flaming geysers and lava floors to massive meteors and collapsing sinkholes. Every three minutes ...

For a pilot, the first signs of flying into an ash cloud can include sudden darkness, fluctuating airspeed, and landing ...

Nyamuragira is a dome-shaped shield volcano that stands up to 10,033 feet (3,058 meters) tall, while Nyiragongo is a stratovolcano, with a steep cone that towers up to 11,385 feet (3,470 m ...

The shield volcano, a broader volcano with a low profile, is one of the most monitored in the world, making its eruption particularly exciting for researchers. Mike Poland, a scientist at the ...

Can a volcano rise from the dead? Uturuncu, a lofty peak in the Central Andes mountain range, is what’s known as a “zombie volcano.” It hasn’t erupted for more than 250,000 years ...

Ever since Minecraft was released in 2011, its graphics quality has mostly remained unchanged. Though Mojang introduced smooth lighting and shadows, texture fidelity changes, and more, they haven ...

Over the years, Minecraft's community has created all kinds of mods to add new third-party features to the game. Horror is one of the most popular mod genres, as it captures the subtle eeriness of ...

In Minecraft, even the smallest of changes can have a lasting impact. Whether it's a new redstone system that upends the mechanics, or a rework to the humble pig, each time I boot up my main ...

"A Minecraft Movie," the big-screen adaptation of the popular video game "Minecraft," has been packing theaters with rowdy kids and teens since its release this month, spurring a social media ...

Apparently, Minecraft isn’t just about building — it’s also about destroying movie theaters. The latest viral documentation of the utter chaos young fans are kicking up at screenings of the ...

Life on Mars could have thrived near active volcanoes and an ancient mile-deep lake — Strange sphere-studded rock on Mars found by NASA's Perseverance rover — 'Poppy seeds' and 'leopard spots ...