It started as a go-for-broke experiment, but it wound up saving an ecosystem.

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

Far beneath the ocean near Japan, scientists have discovered that the magma system linked to the most powerful eruption of the Holocene is slowly rebuilding. By using seismic imaging, researchers ...

Hawaii's most active and popular volcano, Kilauea, is preparing to put on a show as geologists forecast the volcano's 44th eruption in the coming days.

Mayon Volcano recorded minor Strombolian activity early Sunday, even as its ongoing effusive eruption entered its 89th ...

New Cornell University led-research challenges the long-standing belief that active volcanoes have large magma bodies that are expelled during eruptions and then dissipate over time as the volcanoes ...

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

Social media videos showed people running into the streets as bright orange flames and smoke spewed into the sky.

What is a super eruption and how did they create the geology of Yellowstone? Where is the world's largest, most explosive, and most unusual volcano? It's Yellowstone National Park. The Yellowstone ...

A hidden carbon film from ordinary air may be the key to volcanic lightning, explaining how identical ash particles build ...

One of the most deadly and dangerous volcano hazards isn’t lava. Mudflows called lahars can come without clear warning. In June 2024, early career geologist Gustavo Béjar López traveled to Guatemala ...

It’s winter, and the SciFri team is already dreaming of warmer weather. How about a mind vacation to one of the hottest places on earth, an erupting volcano? Tamsin Mather has trekked to volcanoes in ...