A recent study has pinpointed the origin of a 120-million-year-old 'super-eruption,' shedding new light on Earth's intricate ...

One of the Pacific Ocean’s lesser-known volcanoes will blow its vent in the coming months, causing 10,000 earthquakes in one day. Here’s what scientists are saying.

Lanzarote’s volcanoes have inspired locals to make everything from art to wine. A tour of the island reveals the landscape’s ...

Yellowstone contains more than 10,000 thermal features. The number and location of thermal areas is always changing, begging the question: Where will future thermal areas develop?

Volcanoes have stirred human awe for thousands of years ... and further research to mitigate their risks. Supervolcanoes form over hot spots or at subduction zones, where tectonic plates collide.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – We love our pets and worry about their safety during natural disasters, especially something as unique as a volcanic eruption. Scientists with the Alaska Volcano Observatory have ...

Nah, someone in Hollywood said. Let’s bake ’em. And so we have “Volcano,” a mega-million-dollar production that turns L.A. into an open-air barbecue pit. It’s L.A. as a lava-engorged ...

Earthquake activity suggests the volcano is close to erupting again in 2025. R.G. McGimsey/Alaska Volcano Observatory/U.S. Geological Survey, CC BY ...

There is a 10% chance of Auckland suffering a volcanic eruption in the next 50 years and it could cost as much as $65 billion in building damage alone. The disaster scenario is one of several ...

Lauren Huff is a writer at Entertainment Weekly with over a decade of experience covering all facets of the entertainment industry. After graduating with honors from the University of Texas at ...

When high explosives are subjected to sudden shock waves, such as from an impact or detonation, tiny regions of intense heat—called hot spots—form at microstructural defects such as pores.

From afar, however, it appeared as just another small rock or outcrop in the steaming crater of Costa Rica’s Poás volcano. Rod Boyce is a science writer with the University of Alaska Fairbanks ...