Volcanoes are often framed as nature’s most violent spectacles, yet some of the largest on Earth ooze lava quietly for years ...

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

US’ Mount Rainier has unprecedentedly entered a 72-hour long and extreme tremor phase, raising the eruption warning and ...

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

The volcano spewed ash more than three miles into the air just a day after scientists warned of a possible explosive eruption ...

Kilauea volcano in Hawaii has unleashed a spectacular display of blood-red lava, painting the sky in fiery shades of crimson.

The Hayli Gubbi volcano in northeastern Ethiopia violently awoke on Monday, November 24, marking its first time of its ...

Scientists have uncovered a long-missing piece of the volcanic puzzle: rising magma doesn’t just form explosive gas bubbles ...

Discover why volcanoes erupt, how magma and gases cause eruptions and why volcanoes are essential for life on Earth.

Japan has raised an alert following a major eruption of the Sakurajima volcano. The powerful explosion propelled a massive ...

A long-dormant volcano has just erupted for the first time in recorded history. The Hayli Gubbi volcano in northern ...