A recent study reveals that the Poás volcano has changed its eruption pattern, redefining the global ash-related risk map.

Volcanic eruptions are notoriously hard to predict in advance, but after 10 years of research, one team thinks they have the ...

Hawaii’s most active and popular volcano, Kilauea, is preparing to put on a show as geologists forecast the volcano’s 44th ...

Understanding what triggers large volcanic eruptions is crucial for hazard assessment, but the exact mechanism driving these eruptions is still poorly understood. The prevailing theory is that ...

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active volcanoes Sally Sennert Did you know that there are between 40 and 50 volcanoes ...

On Sunday, November 23, 2025, Hayli Gubbi, a volcano in Ethiopia's Afar Region, erupted for the first time in recorded history. Scientists think the last time this volcano blew was somewhere between ...

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 mountains ...

Lava exploded more than 200 meters into the air as Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted on Thursday.

The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupted on Tuesday morning, spitting out football-sized particles into the air. Fallout of the particles were reported at overlooks in the Hawai'i Volcanoes National park ...

The latest lava fountaining episode of an erupting Hawaii volcano reached 1,000 feet high Tuesday, prompting temporary closures at a national park and part of an important highway because of falling ...

Four of the original ancient Herculaneum papyri, scrolls buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., are on display ...