An image of a 65-foot-tall lava dome was shared last week by the U.S. Geological Survey. The "Throwback Thursday" image was originally taken Oct. 11, 1969, nearly a half-century ago. A spectacular ...

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s most active volcano erupted Monday with its biggest lava flow in months, sending a river of lava and searing gas clouds flowing more than 2 miles down its slopes on ...

Episode 29 of the ongoing Kilauea eruption came to an abrupt end Sunday evening after more than 13 hours of continuous lava fountaining, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano ...

Think about a mountain that keeps getting taller but never explodes. This might sound impossible, yet it happens more often than most people realize. Volcanoes don't always follow the same playbook of ...

Lava is molten rock from a volcano that reaches the Earth’s surface. Liquid rock below the Earth’s surface is referred to as magma. More than 50% of the world’s active volcanoes above sea level ...

Episode 20 of lava fountaining at Kilauea volcano’s summit ended late Tuesday night after 4.5 hours, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists said The Halemaumau eruption is now paused after the ...

LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines – Thousands of people have evacuated regions surrounding the Mayon Volcano in the Philippines as the mountain continues to spew lava and show increasing signs of unrest.

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia's highest volcano on its most densely populated island released searing gas clouds and rivers of lava Sunday in its latest eruption. Monsoon rains eroded and finally ...

Indonesians are used to dealing with natural disasters. Their country sits on the Ring of Fire, a band around the Pacific Ocean that sets off frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity. But Mount ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s ...

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia— Indonesia’s most active volcano erupted Monday with its biggest lava flow in months, sending a river of lava and searing gas clouds flowing more than 2 miles down its slopes on ...