Giraffes grooming, Big Island eruption and more of the week’s best photos
See 12 of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, as selected by Washington Post photo editors.
In pictures: Lava spews again from one of the world's most active volcanoes
It's the seventh eruption since just before Christmas at one of the world's most active volcanoes, with lava shooting ...
Hawaii volcano produces tall lava fountaining in latest episode of Kilauea eruption
A tall fountain of lava is spewing from a volcano on Hawaii's Big Island. A webcam on Tuesday shows vigorous streams of red ...
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Do Tourists In Iceland Need To Worry About A Volcanic Eruption? Rick Steves Weighs In
Iceland has seen some major volcanic activity in the last couple of years. Travel expert Rick Steves has some advice for ...
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Volcano Watch: Assembly of volcano scientists to gather in Hilo
What is the collective noun for a group of volcano scientists? While some tongue-in-cheek responses might be “an eruption of volcanologists” or “a swarm of seismologists,” we’ll stick to “an assembly ...
Incredible pictures show first glimpse inside 2,000-year-old ancient scroll burnt to crisp
The inside of a charred scroll has been deciphered for the first time in 2,000 years after it was buried during a huge ...
NASA's Juno Detects Io's Most Powerful Volcanic Eruption Yet
A new volcanic hotspot on Jupiter’s moon Io has been detected, releasing six times Earth’s total energy output.
Mile-deep underwater volcano could erupt off West Coast this year, scientists say
The Axial Seamount, an underwater volcano located about 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, is displaying behavior that ...
Jupiter's 'tormented moon' Io just unleashed the most powerful volcanic event ever seen
NASA's Juno spacecraft has discovered a giant volcanic hot spot on the surface of Jupiter's hellish moon Io. The eruptions in ...