There, embedded in the bedrock, the Curiosity rover has identified a mineral called siderite that can only have formed from ...

Learn how the boundaries of the magma chamber beneath Yellowstone have been located, and discover how these boundaries hint at the volcano's future behavior.

Scientists say it's likely that the closest active volcano to the Alaskan city of Anchorage will erupt soon. If it does, the primary concern is ash, which could impact both residents and flights in ...

Volcanoes. A short video for 11-14 year old pupils, exploring tectonic activity and volcanoes and featuring case studies from ...

Aerial footage shows Sundhnúkagígar volcano beginning to erupt early on Tuesday. A volcano has begun erupting in southwestern Iceland leading to the evacuation of a town and the closure of the ...

HONOLULU — Lava began bubbling out of Hawaii’s most active volcano once again on Tuesday as Kilauea’s sporadic eruption resumed. Watch the eruption in the player above. The eruption ...

Japan has scores of active volcanoes and sits on the so-called Pacific "Ring of Fire" where a large proportion of the world's earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are recorded.

The most recent active phase continued from midday Tuesday until Wednesday evening, as the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) confirmed. Thankfully, the lava has remained confined within the volcano ...

Scientists monitoring Alaska’s Mount Spurr said seismic activity continues to rise, indicating that the volcano is moving toward an eruption. The major risk of a Mount Spurr eruption is ashfall ...

An explosive eruption rocked Sakurajima Volcano in Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture on March 25. The eruption sent a massive ash plume 8,200 feet above the crater. This was the volcano's 44th explosive ...

Molten rock poured out of a vent in Kilauea’s summit caldera, with lava contained within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. This marks the 15th episode since December 23. Kilauea is one of six active ...

Lava began bubbling out of Hawaii’s most active volcano once again on Tuesday as Kilauea’s sporadic eruption resumed. The eruption restarted at midday when molten rock began pouring out of a ...