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

Researchers have identified 138 candidate subglacial volcanoes hidden beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, 91 of which had ...

The recent earthquake swarm near Santorini has brought the topic of volcanoes in Greece back into the spotlight.

Visual observations have been a backbone of volcano research more than 2,000 years and remain fundamental to understanding how volcanoes work. Technological advancements — such as livestreaming ...

Most webcams used by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory take a snapshot every few minutes to conserve bandwidth, but three webcams are currently “livestreaming” — meaning they transmit real-time ...

What appears to be a single volcanic eruption is often the result of complex processes operating deep beneath the surface, ...

Volcanoes erupt because hot, melted rock from deep inside the Earth finds a way to reach the surface. This melted rock is called magma, and it forms when parts of the Earth’s mantle become so hot that ...

Dionisio Pulido watched as Paricutín tore through his fields—suddenly, scientists flocked there from around the globe ...

Volcanic soil is toxic in just about every way. But these worms have remarkably homogenous DNA.

Located in Petroglyph National Monument just a few minutes from downtown Albuquerque, this destination offers a chance to ...