An explosion on Mount Spurr could generate massive cloud of ash, which could mess with airplanes and cause issues for humans.

The researchers analyzed more than 10 years of satellite data from ALOS-1, COSMO-SkyMED, and Sentinel-1, mapping ground ...

From a research submersible, scientists saw hardened lava, dead tube worms and orange flashes from an eruption in the East ...

Lanzarote’s volcanoes have inspired locals to make everything from art to wine. A tour of the island reveals the landscape’s ...

An underwater volcano in Tonga dramatically changed the global climate by releasing massive steam, not just sulfur.

The 19th blast was different and caught scientists by surprise.

Uturuncu, a Bolivian ‘zombie volcano’ that hasn’t erupted in more than 250,000 years, has shown signs of life. But scientists ...

New research shows that elevation changes and earthquakes in Italy's Campi Flegrei volcanic area are caused by rising pressure in a geothermal reservoir -- not magma or its gases, as commonly thought.

Volcanoes might seem like nature’s incinerators, but using them to burn up trash would be dangerous and disrespectful to ...

The arrival of food for up to 70,000 people has also coincided with a cholera outbreak among some of the tens of thousands of refugees fleeing the area. The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo has left an ...

Researchers in a submersible could hardly believe their eyes, or their luck, when they saw a clearly active eruption along an undersea volcanic mountain chain.