Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, spewed lava for over 22 hours this week. It's been erupting ...

Jan. 10, 2025 — A new study based on the sampling and analysis of volcanic ash at Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands, located off Africa's northwest coast, suggests that the composition ...

The Greek island has a long history of earthquakes, but what is causing the recent series of quakes has scientists perplexed.

Yellowstone's geothermal wonders hide an active volcanic system. Recent studies suggest the northeastern magma body could ...

Yellowstone's magma system shows new activity, with the northeast sector possibly hosting future volcanic activity.

Yellowstone National Park, located primarily in northwestern Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho, is home to one of ...

What is a Supervolcano? A supervolcano is a volcano that can produce an eruption of magnitude greater than 8 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI). These colossal eruptions can eject more than 1,000 ...

ATHENS, Greece — Increased volcanic activity in Greece’s famed tourist hotspot of Santorini has prompted the country’s civil protection minister to call a meeting with local and disaster ...

The Axial Seamount—a volcano located 300 miles off the coast of Oregon and a mile underwater—is slowly showing signs of an impending eruption. Although less well-known that other volcanic giants of ...

On the very bad day in question, one particular volcano, now known as Mount Toba, had been active for a long time. It had bulged up gradually until it towered almost 3,000 feet above the jungle.

MORE: NPS urges caution amid Kilauea's volcanic activity after 'shocking scene' "Small lava dome fountains in the north vent are feeding short lava flows in the southwest part of the caldera," the ...