Many Hawaiʻi Island communities downwind from the eruptive vents in the southwest portion of Halemaʻumaʻu Crater inside the ...

Five volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io erupted simultaneously, releasing an enormous amount of lava and offering new clues about what lies beneath the moon’s surface. This unprecedented event, observed ...

Kilauea has been erupting episodically within the summit caldera since Dec. 23, 2024. Its USGS Volcano Alert level is WATCH.

A research group has revealed through seismic wave analysis that the oceanic plate beneath the Ontong Java Plateau—the ...

NASA has recorded the most powerful volcanic eruption outside of Earth on Io, one of Jupiter’s moons. On December 27, 2022, ...

Glacial melt could increase volcanic activity in North America, New Zealand and Russia, spewing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

A new algorithm developed in Spain can identify volcanic warning signals and even forecast when eruptions are likely to fade.

New research suggests that trees near volcanoes might help scientists detect early signs of eruptions. By monitoring subtle changes in leaf color, researchers can now reportedly track volcanic ...

The volcano Uturuncu, located in the Central Andes mountains, has seemingly risen from the dead. While the volcano has not erupted in more than 250,000 years, it has recently shown signs of activity ...

Volcanic activity may have exacerbated the spread of the Black Death through medieval Europe, according to a study published in Communications Earth & Environment. The authors suggest that climatic ...

A new seismic study reveals that Earth’s largest volcanic event fundamentally transformed the oceanic plate beneath the ...