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

A camera captured a brief phreatomagmatic eruption that occurred in the Taal Volcano's main crater in Batangas, Philippines on June 30. Phreatomagmatic eruptions differ in that they occur when magma ...

Mount Etna in Italy is one of the most well-studied volcanoes in the world. It has been erupting for thousands of years, and ...

A submarine eruption north of Papua New Guinea may be building new land while satellites track its evolution from above.

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 ...

Mount Etna erupts in Sicily, glowing lava lights Europes largest active volcano as researchers explain its contrasting ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. How and if a volcano explodes depends on how and when bubbles of ...

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 ...

Houghton remained deeply connected to Hawaii’s volcanoes and communities. He worked closely with scientists at the U.S.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Melting glaciers may be setting the stage for more frequent and ...

The explosiveness of a volcanic eruption depends on how many gas bubbles form in the magma—and when. Until now, it was thought that gas bubbles were formed primarily when the ambient pressure dropped ...