Hunga Tonga created the largest volcanic eruption of the 21st century—then cleaned up its own mess.

Understanding the physical behavior of volcanoes / Steven N. Carey -- Volcano hazards / Robert I. Tilling -- Anticipating volcanic eruptions / Joan Martí and Arnau Folch -- Volcanoes and the ...

What can glacier speed tell us about volcanic activity? This is what a recent study published in Communications Earth & Environment hopes to address as a team of researchers from the United Kingdom ...

Natural disasters, from wildfires, floods and mudslides in western states to large earthquakes in Japan, have rocked, burned and flooded parts of the world in the first months of 2025. What’s next?

In studying how earthworms handle the extreme soil conditions within an active volcano, scientists have discovered how rapidly it adapts to the environment. Experts believe that better understanding ...

Lava is molten rock from a volcano that reaches the Earth’s surface. Liquid rock below the Earth’s surface is referred to as magma. More than 50% of the world’s active volcanoes above sea level ...

Submarine volcanoes, volcanic structures hidden beneath the ocean surface, play a vital role in shaping Earth’s geology and marine ecosystems. Formed through tectonic plate movements, rising magma, ...

An uptick in shallow earthquakes and spewing gas at one of Alaska’s most potentially hazardous volcanoes are indicators that the peak is gearing up to explode, scientists warned this week. The unrest ...

A volcano in Russia's far east on Wednesday spewed ash several kilometers into the sky, authorities said, putting on a spectacular display in its latest eruption. A series of mild eruptions at the ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A long-dormant volcano erupted in northern Ethiopia over the weekend, sending ash plumes across the Red Sea toward Yemen and Oman. The Hayli Gubbi volcano in the Afar ...