Each mineral in a volcanic deposit is like a microscopic thermometer that records magma chamber temperature over time.

Dormant for over two centuries before roaring back to life in 1991, India's only active volcano in the Barren Island erupted ...

This video captured the swirling wind vortexes that formed on the very first day of the eruption at Halemaʻumaʻu Crater on June 7, 2023. Generated by the extreme heat rising from the newly opened vent ...

Buried deep in Greenland's ice sheet lies a puzzling chemical signature that has sparked intense scientific debate. A sharp ...

Learn more about the volcanic island of Nishinoshima and how its frequent eruptions are helping scientists understand how ...

A 2014 astronaut photo shows a pair of volcanic lakes appearing to stare up into space from the Chiltepe Peninsula of ...

The 1883 Krakatoa volcano erupted with a force of 200 megatons of TNT. By comparison, the bomb that destroyed the Japanese city of Hiroshima in 1945 had a force of 20 kilotons, or nearly 10,000 times ...

In 2022, Tonga's Hunga Volcano erupted with devastating impact on Tongan island communities and the surrounding marine ...

(WJW) — You don’t see this every day. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shared a video Tuesday showing what they described as a “volnado” forming near an erupting fountain of lava in Hawaii. “We know ...

The Barren Island volcano, located in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, has witnessed two minor eruptions within just eight ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been repeatedly disgorging lava at its summit crater about once a week since late last year. The firehose of molten rock delights residents, visitors and online ...

Commercial pilots flying near Mount St. Helens reported a plume of fine ash rising over the volcano. USGS says it's a ...