Although volcanic eruptions are spectacular natural events that occur around the world every day, most volcanoes spend the ...

A volcanic formation known as Pele’s hair is produced when air-filled magma is stretched, according to a new study by a team ...

Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. This photo shows the gap between the south (left) and ...

A supervolcano that once shook the Earth is quietly recharging—and scientists are finally seeing how it happens. Scientists ...

The discovery has revealed a hidden process that could change how scientists understand volcanic systems.

Geochemical analysis of erupted tephra samples over the past decade help scientists understand the temperature of Kilauea’s shallow magma system under the summit — and things have been “heating up!” ...

A new detection method called “Jerk” could dramatically improve how scientists forecast volcanic eruptions. By using a single ...

Lava effusion in Mayon Volcano is not a sign of an escalation in volcanic activity, the head of the Philippine Institute of ...

The magma reservoir of the largest volcanic eruption of the Holocene is refilling. This Kobe University insight on the Kikai ...

Kilauea is one of the most active volcanoes in the world with eruptions common both at its summit caldera and within its two rift zones. Frequent earthquakes associated with volcanic activity can help ...

Things are getting hotter than a Dutton family feud. Yellowstone National Park, known for erupting geysers like Old Faithful, is home to one of earth’s largest volcanic systems, with the capacity to ...

When volcanic eruptions make headlines, the images often depict fiery lava and towering ash clouds. But beneath Antarctica’s frozen landscape, volcanoes quietly shape Earth's climate in surprising ...