Satellites captured footage of an underwater volcano eruption in a part of the sea that remains largely a mystery.

It's a truism among oceanographers that there is more accurate mapping of the surface of the moon and Mars than of the ...

Social media videos are stoking fears about a catastrophic eruption in central Oregon, but the science tells a different story.

Learn about the underwater volcanic eruption that is disrupting waters near Papua New Guinea, potentially setting the stage for a new island to emerge. A new island could soon pop up in Oceania thanks ...

Kīlauea has erupted episodically since Dec. 23, 2024, within the summit caldera. Episode 47 of lava fountaining happened for ...

Magma is flowing again in the land of ice and fire after an eruption in Iceland's Sundhnúksgígar crater row. This is ninth such event in the area and 12th on the greater Reykjanes Peninsula since the ...

USGS reports a 6.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Hawaii's Big Island Friday night near Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo amid ongoing Kilauea ...

Taftan volcano in southeastern Iran rose 3.5 inches over 10 months, signaling that it is waking up after 700,000 years of ...

The floor of Halemaʻumaʻu crater has been quiet for nine days, but the ground above Kilauea’s shallow magma reservoir is ...

The latest lava fountaining episode of an erupting Hawaii volcano reached 1,000 feet high Tuesday, prompting temporary closures at a national park and part of an important highway because of falling ...

Japan is stepping up its volcano research that trails far behind its advanced studies on earthquakes despite being home to ...

On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted and claimed the lives of 57 people. Here is everything you need to know 46 years later.