Lava spewed from Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano on Sunday, June 29, as it entered Episode 27 of its ongoing eruptive phase, the US ...

In a fascinating find beneath the waves of the Barents Sea, researchers have discovered anunderwater mud volcano dating back ...

The USGS has announced that Kilauea volcano is ejecting fountains of lava in a manner not seen since the Pu'u'ō'ō eruption in the 1980s. But while the lava is mesmerizing, officials warn that the ...

"Now it's erupting every night, oh, lava is hot? I guess so. Say it explodes, baby, I know, that's that big volcano!". Sing ...

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

Matt Loewen / Alaska Volcano Observatory/ USGS By October, the rate of tremors had soared from 30 per week to 125 per week. The recent return to those levels has raised alarm bells.

About 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, an underwater volcano appears to be rumbling to life.. Scientists who have been monitoring the vast submarine volcano for decades say a flurry of recent ...

Scientists have identified the “mystery volcano” that erupted in 1831 and cooled Earth’s climate. They have linked it to an island volcano in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

Volcanoes like Mount St. Helens also often release pyroclastic flows, which are avalanches of hot rock, gas and ash that spill down the slopes at more than 200 mph (320 km/h). Pyroclastic flows ...

One of the Pacific Ocean’s lesser-known volcanoes will blow its vent in the coming months, causing 10,000 earthquakes in one day. Here’s what scientists are saying.

The volcano Uturuncu, located in the Central Andes mountains, ... Devika Rao has worked as a staff writer at The Week since 2022, covering science, the environment, climate and business.