Located in Sicily, Mount Etna is Europe's most active volcano. Yet its origin remains largely enigmatic, as no existing ...

The Yellowstone supervolcano is one of the largest active volcanoes on Earth, and now a new study suggests that its magma ...

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 ...

Volcanic eruptions can influence global temperatures, with explosive events injecting gases like sulfur dioxide into the ...

The eruption from the Minamidake crater sent ash plumes soaring up to 3,400 meters into the sky, blanketing large parts of ...

Japan’s Sakurajima volcano erupted just after noon on Saturday, April 11, marking its first “explosive” eruption of the ...

Kanlaon Volcano continued to show signs of unrest after an ash emission was recorded at its summit crater at 7:05 a.m. on Monday, April 13, the ...

Indonesian authorities ordered the villagers to evacuate following multiple eruptions, raising fears it could collapse into ...

Retired USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologist Don Swanson stands in front of an outcrop near Uekahuna at the summit of ...

Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates.

Lava exploded more than 200 meters (about 700 feet) into the air as Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted on Thursday. A video of ...

Dubbed the Kikai caldera, this mostly-underwater caldera located south of Japan’s Ryuku Islands last erupted 7,300 years ago, ...