New research suggests Mount Etna forms from deep mantle magma pockets, possibly classifying it as a rare “petit-spot” volcano ...

(CNN) — Here's some background information about volcanoes, mountains that open downward to a reservoir of molten rock. Facts: More than 80% of the Earth's surface, both above and below sea level, is ...

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 ...

An eruption at Mount Etna in July 2021. (Salvatore Allegra Photography/Moment/Getty Images) Mount Etna is more than half a ...

While the first thing you may think of with melting glaciers is rising sea levels, there's another hidden consequence: volcanoes. According to a 2020 study cited by CNN, there are about 245 volcanoes ...

As Hilo was bustling with activity for the Merrie Monarch Festival, Kilauea was brewing for episode 44 of lava fountaining, ...

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 ...

Taftan volcano in southeastern Iran rose 3.5 inches over 10 months, signaling that it is waking up after 700,000 years of dormancy.

New research has challenged the long-held assumption that the Methana volcano in Greece, located about 30 miles from Athens, ...

For more than 100,000 years, the Methana volcano in Greece appeared dormant. No lava, no explosions, no ash clouds. It ...