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

Nearly 600 years ago, a massive volcanic eruption sent clouds of sulfurous gas and ash high into the atmosphere. The blast ...

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Etna, Europe's largest active volcano, is monitored closely due to its proximity to the city of Catania and several other ...

Mount Kilauea in Hawaii began an active eruption on Oct. 17. Kilauea hit record-breaking lava flows at 1,500 feet, and the plume of gas above the fountain rose to over 16,000 feet. The light show ...

A new version of Minecraft gives players the chance to make decisions about tackling coastal erosion in scenarios based on ...

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Volcanoes are nature's most dramatic rocks, and while their eruptions can be awe-inspiring, they also pose serious threats to ...

How to predict when Ruapehu might next erupt is an important, but difficult, question. A group of researchers thought: why ...

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

Geologists say there is no evidence the Apolaki Caldera -- part of an extinct volcano located in the Philippine Sea -- could ...