A volcano in Ethiopia that had been quiet since the Ice Age suddenly erupted on November 23, 2025, sending a massive cloud of ...

So. It’s December 31, and that means one thing: that the world – and specifically, Axial Seamount, the volcano lying on the ...

The explosiveness of a volcanic eruption depends on how many gas bubbles form in the magma – and when. Until now, it was thought that gas bubbles were formed primarily when the ambient pressure ...

If the theory is proven correct, the consequences could be enormous, spelling a much more risky, explosive future.

An underwater volcano off the coast of Oregon is gearing up for an eruption, according to volcanologists who are monitoring for activity. The Axial Seamount-- an underwater volcano located about 300 ...

Hawaii's Kīlauea volcano spewed lava nearly 1,400 feet into the sky during an eruption that ended early Christmas Eve morning, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The eruption, captured live ...

Learn about how volcanoes are formed and the ways they erupt Chiara Maria Petrone, Roberto Scandone, and Alex Whittaker On February 20, 1943, Dionisio Pulido and his family were working in their ...

My family of five visited Stromboli, an island off the north coast of Sicily, in June. The sand around the island is black due to the island's active volcano. We took a boat out to see the volcano ...

For centuries, glaciers have sat like frosty crowns atop slumbering volcanoes, keeping Earth’s fury tucked safely beneath layers of ice. But now, as climate change accelerates and glaciers retreat, ...

When volcanoes are preparing to erupt, scientists rely on typical signs to warn people living nearby: deformation of the ground and earthquakes, caused by underground chambers filling up with magma ...