In 2022, the eruption of the underwater Hunga volcano near Tonga sent a plume of ash soaring 37 miles into the sky, setting a ...

If you’ve been following the ongoing episodic summit eruption of Kīlauea volcano on the Big Island, you might have seen the ...

Melting glaciers could be awakening some of Earth’s sleeping giants, according to new research that links glacial retreat ...

Stratovolcanoes are cone-shaped volcanoes that build up from layer after layer of lava and ash, one eruption at a time. They're also called composite volcanoes.

Volcanoes are Earth’s geologic architects. They’ve created more than 80 percent of our planet’s surface, laying the foundation that has allowed life to thrive. Their explosive force crafts ...

And every volcanic eruption releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, triggering a gnarly environmental feedback loop.

Essentially, gas pistoning is a shallow, degassing-driven rise and fall of a lava surface. Often these pistons occur in ...

Watch: Italy's Mount Etna volcano erupts, spewing hot ash and lava 07:54. Mount Etna, the rambunctious volcano on the Italian island of Sicily, grumbled back to life on Monday, spewing hot ash and ...