The explosiveness of a volcanic eruption depends on how many gas bubbles form in the magma—and when. Until now, it was ...

Learn which countries have the most volcanoes, how volcanoes are formed, why these regions are highly active, and key ...

Scientists have discovered that shear forces inside rising magma can create gas bubbles long before pressure drops occur. The ...

A new study uncovers how volatile-rich magmas propel diamond-bearing kimberlites from Earth’s depths. If you’ve ever admired a diamond, chances are it originated from a kimberlite. More than 70% of ...

The physics of java and lava are actually quite similar, at least when it comes to bubbles, according to a surprising study.

The next global volcanic disaster is more likely to come from volcanoes that appear dormant and are barely monitored than ...

Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi volcano has erupted after 12,000 years of silence. The powerful explosion sent ash plumes soaring ...

Learn about the recent eruption of Hayli Gubbi, a volcano in Ethiopia that was previously dormant for nearly 12,000 years.

The Hayli Gubbi volcano, long thought to be dormant, sent ash nine miles into the sky in an eruption on Sunday ...

Drone footage captured the moment a tornado was created over Iceland’s youngest volcano. Litli-Hrútur, or "Little Ram," formed from a fissure just three weeks ago on the Reykjanes Peninsula in the ...

A NASA satellite image shows a volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula that has awoken after more than 400 years of slumber.