Mount Spurr lies about 80 miles west of Anchorage, which is Alaska's most populous city, making it one of the state's most closely watched volcanoes. It last erupted in 1992, spreading ash over ...

After suspecting the presence of a series of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, researchers have now mapped out the ...

Scientists uncover surprising evidence that the Kerguelen hotspot, responsible for the 5,000-kilometer-long Ninetyeast Ridge, ...

How do volcanologists determine the height of eruptive plumes from Yellowstone’s past explosive eruptions? Ironically, you ...

In recent times, the main problem facing Greece’s picturesque island of Santorini has been the crowds of tourists ...

Santorini, a picturesque Greek island, hides a volatile secret beneath its stunning landscapes. Scientists warn that the ...

For hundreds of years experts have been trying to find answers as to how the great Minoan civilization of Crete came to an ...

But the island of Santorini – which was formed by volcanic activity – has a destructive past. In early 2025, over 20,000 small earthquakes prompted a Santorini evacuation. Geologist Shawn Willsey ...

A particularly striking feature is their volcanic activity, the islands home to active volcanoes, with Stromboli one of the most active volcanoes in the world, continuously erupting for over 2,000 ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the status of Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island to Alert Level 3 after its explosive eruption on Dec. 9 ...

Volcanic debris “poured across the land,” wrote the Roman lawyer Pliny the Younger, and blanketed the town in a darkness “like the black of closed and unlighted rooms.” Within two days ...

What’s next? Lava is erupting from several volcanoes, including one in Hawaii. Nearly 50 volcanic eruptions have been recorded this year, and more are expected. The Axial Seamount, an underwater ...