This makes Etna an enigma. Despite its long historical record – plus extensive monitoring and research in modern times – no ...

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

Since then, Yellowstone has seen two more major volcanic eruptions and many smaller ones—earning the name “supervolcano.” The ...

The Kikai Caldera. (Seama Nobukazu/CC BY 4.0) About 7,300 years ago, a volcano off Japan's Kyushu island unleashed what ...

The cooling effect that volcanoes can have on the environment is often underestimated. Volcanic eruptions produce ...

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 ...

Learn more about “Whale Hill,” a fossil site in Chile that may reveal how volcanic ash caused mass whale death and ...

Near the shore of the Caspian Sea is a very unique geological formation called the mud volcano islands. Recently, they have ...

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

How scientists risked everything on a completely untested, wildly destructive tactical operation to forcefully alter the ...

Japan’s most active volcano erupted on Saturday afternoon, sending an ash plume 3.4km into the sky, grounding flights and ...