Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano has long drawn attention for its size, constant activity, and glowing plumes of smoke and ash, ...

A dormant volcano in Ethiopia erupted after 10,000 years of silence. This event shows how the world's little-known volcanoes ...

Learn about how volcanoes are formed and the ways they erupt Chiara Maria Petrone, Roberto Scandone, and Alex Whittaker On February 20, 1943, Dionisio Pulido and his family were working in their ...

Volcanoes that dominate postcards and disaster movies are often the ones we can see, their peaks etched against the sky. Yet ...

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Think of a volcano as a soda can. Shake the can, and gas and pressure build up inside. Open the top and bam! — an explosion occurs. Volcanoes work much the same way. The heat deep inside Earth is so ...

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Scientists in Iceland want to drill straight into an underground magma chamber. The project could offer clues about how volcanoes work, as well as create geothermal energy. The biggest hurdles are ...

An underwater volcano off Oregon's coast is likely to erupt in 2025, according to scientists monitoring the situation. Axial Seamount—the most active volcano in the northeast Pacific Ocean—is located ...

James Day receives funding from the US National Science Foundation. To experience a volcanic eruption is to witness nature’s raw power. If you would like to see one for yourself, Iceland is a great ...