Colossal volcanic eruptions like the kind that may have obliterated the dinosaurs more than 65 million years ago are caused by mantle plumes that rise from shifting underground mountains deep within ...

At some points, lava fountains reached between 1,000 and 1,100 feet, according to measurements by the Hawaiian Volcano ...

On October 25, 2019, Piton de la Fournaise erupted once again. Here’s a look back at this Reunion Island volcano, one of the ...

Volcanic eruptions at Earth’s surface have significant consequences. Smaller ones can scare tourists on Mount Etna or disrupt air traffic. Giant, large-scale eruptions can have more serious impacts.

For centuries, Mount Taftan has been considered dormant volcano, a quiet sentinel in the Makran region of southeastern Iran. But recent satellite data shows subtle signs of swelling at its summit, ...

Seismologists monitoring the seafloor here detected more than 2,000 earthquakes erupting within just one day.

In Greek and Roman mythology, the Campi Flegrei volcano is depicted as the entrance to the underworld. Its eruptions thousands of years ago blocked out the sun, turning summer into winter. And now the ...

Video. The US Geological Survey captured lava spewing from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, which continues its periodic eruptions ...

Previously, the giant volcano had been assigned an orange aviation hazard code, indicating that its activity could pose a threat to low-flying aircraft engines PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, August 7.

You might not know it, but Ireland is dotted with extinct volcanoes that have shaped the island we know and love today ...