Volcanoes can behave in strikingly different ways, even when they appear nearly identical. Some release slow, steady lava ...

In Japan, the Sakurajima volcano spewed out a huge cloud of ash, startling local residents. The explosive eruption caused no damage or injuries.

A live camera is now locked on Semeru Volcano, Indonesia’s highest and one of its most active peaks. The stream captures the ...

Melting glaciers may be silently setting the stage for more explosive and frequent volcanic eruptions in the future, according to research on six volcanoes in the Chilean Andes. A study to be ...

Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ...

Eruption fountaining has finally concluded at around 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 14. Lava fountaining began once more from ...

Researchers at Diamond Light Source have used advanced imaging to look at microscopic crystals, called nanolites, to see what they can tell us about volcanic eruptions. Highly explosive eruptions ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An explosive eruption at the summit of Kanlaon Volcano occurred on February 19, sending a dark ash plume around 2,000 meters above ...

Explosive volcanism occurred on Mars during its early history (Noachian–Hesperian; ~4.1–3.0 Ga). Because of Mars’ cold atmospheric temperatures, water released from explosive eruptions may precipitate ...

Over the last year and a half, the historic episodic eruption at the summit of Kilauea has had 49 episodes of lava ...