Scientists from Mexico's National Autonomous University have created the first three-dimensional image of the Popocatépetl ...

What’s more nerve-wracking than climbing an active volcano? Climbing it with kilos of delicate equipment, knowing that a single eruption could send both scientists and sensors hurtling downhill. Over ...

If the theory is proven correct, the consequences could be enormous, spelling a much more risky, explosive future.

Magma may have reached very high up in the Earth’s crust, according to Iceland’s Meteorological Office (IMO), which says people will have to “wait in suspense for the next few days” to see how events ...

Learn why Yellowstone mysteriously does not produce sulfur dioxide, and what it means for volcanic unrest.

One notable incident came on May 22, 1919, when a barrage of eruptive activity caused a 1,000-kilogram (2,205-pound) block of ...

Iceland is facing "an increased risk of an eruption" in the coming days, as magma accumulating in the Earth's crust under the Reykjanes Peninsula reaches a comparable volume to when the last eruption ...

New Cornell University led-research challenges the long-standing belief that active volcanoes have large magma bodies that are expelled during eruptions and then dissipate over time as the volcanoes ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Though immensely powerful, volcanoes are not always spewing hot lava ...

Magma continues to accumulate in a chamber beneath Svartsengi and has now reached levels thought to have triggered the volcanic eruption that sent lava flowing into Grindavík on Jan. 14. When you ...

Yesterday (Wednesday), the Indonesian authorities raised the warning level of Mount Bur Ni Telong, in the province of Aceh in ...