New research suggests Mount Etna forms from deep mantle magma pockets, possibly classifying it as a rare “petit-spot” volcano ...

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory detected an increase in shallow seismicity and localized ground deformation beneath the ...

The team behind "Jerk," a novel tool that predicted eruptions with 92% accuracy for a French volcano, discusses its work and ...

Will Yellowstone erupt or are we blowing things out of proportion? We may have underestimated Yellowstone’s potential to blow its stack in the future. Chinese scientists have made a disconcerting find ...

Mount Etna draws magma from a deep reservoir 50 miles underground, reshaping how scientists understand its eruptions and ...

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

Tiny crystals suggest extinct volcanoes could still grow underground, a finding that could reshape how scientists assess ...

A new study suggesting magma may lie closer to the surface beneath Yellowstone has sparked concern online, but scientists say ...

Piton de la Fournaise belongs to a family of basaltic shield volcanoes that erupt frequently and without the catastrophic ...

Dubbed the Kikai caldera, this mostly-underwater caldera located south of Japan’s Ryuku Islands last erupted 7,300 years ago, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The June 12, 1991, eruption column from Mount Pinatubo was taken from the east side of Clark Air Base. (CREDIT: U.S. Geological ...

Extreme drought, rather than a planetary winter, might be humanity’s biggest challenge in the years after a huge volcanic eruption 1. Global temperatures can plummet after a large eruption, if the ...