Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Laguna del Maule is a volcanic field in the Andes mountain range of Chile (Getty/iStock) A flurry of seismic activity that caused ...

SANTIAGO (Reuters) -A seismic swarm that caused 160 quakes in two hours at the Laguna del Maule volcanic field in central Chile earlier this week has put authorities and citizens on alert. The ...

Plenty of big scientific discoveries have started with an accident. One such enlightening whoopsie unfolded in Iceland in ...

Although volcanic eruptions are spectacular natural events that occur around the world every day, most volcanoes spend the ...

Iceland offers some of the Earth's most dramatic sights. And if you head off the beaten path, you can explore some of its lesser-known attractions from ice caves to bubbling lava fields and silent ...

The Phlegraean volcanic fields just west of Naples, Italy, are among the top eight emitters of volcanic carbon dioxide in the world. Since 2005, the Solfatara crater -- one of many circular ...

Scientists found a cryptic creature at a volcanic lava field and discovered a new species, a study said and photos show. Photo from Javier Avila In a volcanic lava field of Argentina sat a cryptic ...

The landscape looks rugged, ancient, and wonderfully out of character, with dark lava rock, giant views, and a crater that makes the whole scene feel slightly unreal. One minute you are expecting ...