Volcanoes that dominate postcards and disaster movies are often the ones we can see, their peaks etched against the sky. Yet some of the most consequential volcanic threats on Earth are hidden under ...

When thinking of the world's most dangerous volcanoes, I am sure you imagine the largest of them. When thinking of something dangerous, I expect it to be large, or at least well-known. However, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Washington Post On the slopes of an Oregon volcano, engineers are building the hottest geothermal power plant on Earth. The plant ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Geothermal energy accounts for only 0.4 percent of the U.S.’s energy output, but by using a technique known as “superhot rocks,” that number could ...

SPOKANE, Wash. – Experts are worried about the tallest mountain in the Cascade Range, according to National Geographic magazine. The article titled “This May be the Most Dangerous U.S. Volcano,” ...

One of the world’s most active volcanoes erupted again, threatening the safety of communities near the Hawai‘i Volcanoes ...

In the 1780s, the volcano rumbled to life with such force that it sent high-speed avalanches of hot rock, gas and ash down its slopes. Those flows quickly melted the snow and ice and mixed with the ...

As Hawaii prepares for a possible "explosive eruption," confusion has arisen about the relationship between Kilauea and the West Coast's "ring of fire" volcanoes. But experts say there's not cause for ...

Scientists are flocking to Iceland to investigate an increasingly crucial question: Will melting glaciers accelerate and intensify earthquakes and volcanic eruptions? William Brangham reports. In ...