A volcano near Anchorage, Alaska, called Mount Spurr, has been rumbling. As a result, the U.S. Geological Survey and Alaska Volcano Observatory issued an alert. This indicates that the volcano, which ...

Hidden in the stormy Furious Fifties, the South Sandwich Islands generate spectacular cloud formations. Winds sweeping past ...

Consider a can of soda. When the can is closed (pressurized), the soda contains dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2). When you open ...

Deep within Africa’s Great Rift Valley, Virunga National Park is home to some of the continent’s most active volcanoes, including the formidable Nyamulagira. This shield volcano has a long history of ...

By the end of the day, about 7 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, data from 16 crystals was collected and analyzed. The data, which ...

Mount Vesuvius, the volcano responsible for the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 AD, remains one of the most ...

It should come as no surprise that when I head to a tropical island, I am more interested in the mountains than the beach.

An erupting Hawaii volcano once again began shooting fountains of lava that reached hundreds of feet high on Tuesday.

Thrill-seekers are flocking to volcano boarding, a sport that involves sliding down active volcanoes on specially designed ...

Guatemalan authorities evacuated around a thousand people on Monday after Central America's most active volcano erupted, ...

What’s next? Lava is erupting from several volcanoes, including one in Hawaii. Nearly 50 volcanic eruptions have been ...