Dozens of people have died, hundreds are missing and many more homes were destroyed after separate volcanic eruptions in Hawaii and Guatemala that made headlines worldwide in recent months. And ...

It measures 310,000 square kilometres (119,000 square miles) and its ‘roots’ extend around 30 kilometres (18 miles) into the Earth’s crust. (For comparison, the US state of Washington is 184,661 ...

Did you know there are at least 1,350 active volcanoes around the world, and roughly 20 active volcanic eruptions on any given day? While many of them occur deep under the ocean – most volcanoes are ...

One of the most active volcanoes in the world is gearing up for a spectacular eruption, according to the United States Geological Survey. A high fountaining phase is imminent at the Kilauea volcano on ...

Elle Leontiev's image of Philip, a self-taught volcanologist who has lived on Mount Yasur his whole life, has won the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, one of the most active in the world, is about to erupt again, according to the United States Geological ...

Visual observations have been a backbone of volcano research more than 2,000 years and remain fundamental to understanding ...

On very clear days, I can see five volcanoes from my campus. They’re Rainier, Hood, Adams, St. Helens and Baker. That’s … a lot. I asked my friend Katie Cooper about it. She’s a geophysicist at ...

Spectacular videos show several volcanoes erupting and spewing fiery lava. Guatemala's Volcan de Fuego, meaning volcano of fire, began spouting a constant stream of molten lava on February 23. It's ...

A mud volcano erupted in San Juan de Urabá, Antioquia, killing livestock and damaging roads. Authorities have set up a safety ...

The sixth strongest earthquake ever recorded struck Russia’s far east Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29 and has seemingly triggered a string of nearby volcanoes. According to the United States Geological ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, one of the most active in the world, is about to erupt again, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The current series of eruption sat Kilauea have been ...