Imagine waking up one morning to news that a massive volcanic eruption has shaken a remote region with absolutely no advance ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, one of the most active in the world, is about to erupt again, according to the United States ...

As these chambers fill up, pressure exerted on the surrounding rock increases. Eventually, some of the magma pushes through ...

The next global volcanic disaster is likely to come from a volcano that appears dormant, writes Mike Cassidy of The ...

Discover why Hayli Gubbi, a shield volcano in Ethiopia, erupted after 12,000 years of dormancy and its geological ...

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

Contrary to popular belief, it’s not the big-name volcanoes like Yellowstone and Mount Etna in Sicily that pose the greatest ...

A new study explains why even gas-rich, supposedly explosive volcanoes sometimes erupt quietly instead of blowing apart.

While volcanoes play an important role in shaping landscapes and enriching soil, their destructive power far outweighs their ...

Experts clarified that Mount Rainier was not at risk of eruption after widespread online speculation spread. A “technical ...

Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi volcano erupted after 12,000 years, sending a 14km ash plume eastward. This ash travelled over 4,000 ...