Ethiopian volcano eruption: According to the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program, this volcano in Ethiopia has erupted for the first time in about 12,000 years. The eruption did not ...

Studying tree rings helped scientists pinpoint when Mount Rainier last sent a lahar down its steep slopes, which could help ...

Europe's largest active volcano is constantly monitored for its next eruption. Scientists have discovered a novel way to predict the next eruption at Mount Etna, the active volcano on the Italian ...

A new video from Japan’s maritime authorities captures an underwater volcano bursting through the sea surface in a violent ...

POPOCATÉPETL VOLCANO, Mexico (AP) — In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano, one of the world’s most active and whose eruption could affect ...

In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano, one of the world's most active and whose eruption could affect millions of people. Its mission: figure ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Taftan, a 13,000-foot-tall stratovolcano in southeastern Iran, is showing signs of life with a rapid uplifting of ground near the summit over the ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea—one of Earth’s most active volcanoes—is bringing the drama. On December 6 lava fountains in the Halema‘uma‘u crater at the shield volcano’s summit spewed more than 1,000 feet into the ...

POPOCATÉPETL VOLCANO, Mexico (AP) — In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano, one of the world’s most active and whose eruption could affect ...