A volcano that has been dormant for hundreds of thousands of years could be gearing up for a massive explosion, according to ...

Rapid uplifting near the 13,000-foot-tall summit of Taftan shows that this long-dormant volcano is more geologically active ...

A volcano near the Iran-Pakistan border rose multiple inches between 2023 and 2024 — raising alarm that it may be nearing an ...

For decades, the colossal Taftan volcano of eastern Iran appeared a lifeless piece of history. It towered nearly 13,000 feet ...

After lying dormant for an astonishing 700,000 years, Iran’s Taftan volcano is stirring. Recent observations suggest that this ancient stratovolcano, located in southeastern Iran, is beginning to rise ...

Learn more about the Taftan volcano, which hasn’t erupted since the Pleistocene.

A volcano in southern Iran thought to have been extinct for some 710,000 years has stirred. New research published Oct. 7 in ...

A VOLCANO thought to be dead has roared into life and risen from the ground – sparking fears of its first eruption for ...

Scientists have warned that the Taftan volcano, which has been sleeping for 700,000 years, has started showing signs of ...

Researchers said this suggests that a significant amount of gas pressure is building up below the volcano’s surface. The ...

The Taftan volcano, situated near the Iran-Pakistan border and previously considered extinct for over 700,000 years, is now ...

The vast desert of eastern Iran, known for its sun-baked plains and jagged horizons, may soon witness a dramatic geological ...