Scientists uncover surprising evidence that the Kerguelen hotspot, responsible for the 5,000-kilometer-long Ninetyeast Ridge, ...

A newly openedvolcanic vent has been discovered in Yellowstone National Park, emitting thick plumes of steam and prompting ...

A 2022 satellite photo shows smoke rising from a caldera on Tofua, highlighting the "looming threat" of the volcanic island.

How do volcanologists determine the height of eruptive plumes from Yellowstone’s past explosive eruptions? Ironically, you ...

Scientists are confident Mars was once abundant with water, as seen in massive flood-carved channels, ancient river valleys, ...

Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire is erupting, and authorities have evacuated nearly 300 families while warning that another 30,000 people in the area could be at risk. The eruption started overnight.

Hazards associated with lava fountaining include the fallout materials (termed tephra), volcanic gas emissions, and lava flows. Tephra generally accumulates in the area immediately downwind of the ...

to the large hexagonal columns in the Ninepin Group [of islands], we can finally explain the link and source of these landscape features,” Tang said. The hexagonal volcanic pillars covering a ...

These high lava fountains built the prominent Pu‘u‘o‘o cinder cone, which you can view on the Devastation Trail in Hawaii Volcanoes National ... vent and can build features such as cinder ...

A tall fountain of lava is spewing from a volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island again HONOLULU -- Lava from a Hawaii volcano shot into the sky Tuesday in tall fountains that were expected to grow even ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Lava from a Hawaii volcano shot into the sky Tuesday in tall fountains that were expected to grow even bigger as part of an off-and-on eruption. The eruption began Dec. 23 in a ...