Dubbed the Kikai caldera, this mostly-underwater caldera located south of Japan’s Ryuku Islands last erupted 7,300 years ago, ...

Lava exploded more than 200 meters into the air as Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted on Thursday.

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 ...

Mayon Volcano continues to erupt, spewing an estimated 40 million cubic meters of volcanic material since Alert Level 3 was raised on January 6. Lava flows and minor explosions remain active, though ...

Stunning social media videos erupted from the northern coast of Colombia on Feb. 25, when a mud volcano exploded, shooting flames high into the sky and prompting evacuations, local officials reported.

Volcanic eruptions remain one of Earth’s most dramatic natural phenomena, characterised by explosive discharges of ash, gas and pyroclastic materials that play a critical role in shaping the ...

Take a tour through volcanic history on the edge of the Sierra Nevada near Mammoth Lakes, California. Between the tall ...

“It remains very, very fresh in my mind,” Anthony Bangsi, who was a missionary in Subum at the time, and one of only a few ...

Volcanic lightning is a striking and multifaceted phenomenon that occurs during explosive eruptions, when vigorous interactions between fragmented ash particles, volcanic gases and environmental ...