The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Monday that Mayon Volcano’s effusive eruption has ...

This map shows the tephra fall associated with episode 41 of Kilauea’s episodic summit eruption, on Jan. 24. Tephra is a ...

Large lava fountains erupted from the north and south vents Jan. 24 within Halemaʻumaʻu Crater — reaching heights of at least ...

As part of Juno’s extended mission, the spacecraft is making close encounters of Jupiter’s large Galilean moons after having ...

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The true date of the eruption has long eluded—and vexed—historians of the deadly disaster. Here’s what the archaeological evidence tells us. The ancient city of Herculanum was destroyed by the ...

Hawaii's Kīlauea volcano spewed lava nearly 1,400 feet into the sky during an eruption that ended early Christmas Eve morning, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The eruption, captured live ...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the erupting fountains at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano were spewing lava as high as 1,250 feet. The glowing fountains created a visual spectacle at the west ...

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Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active volcanoes Sally Sennert Did you know that there are between 40 and 50 volcanoes ...

Volcanoes have always held an incredible power capable of shaping the course of human history. Around 1,600 B.C.E., an explosion on the Greek island of Santorini likely wiped out Europe’s first ...