Satellites have detected an underwater eruption in the Bismarck Sea, potentially forming a new island. The event offers a ...

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

Hawaii, the 50th state, reached a golden anniversary last Saturday, June 27. Surprise, it’s the 50th fountaining episode of ...

Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists ...

Recent research has unveiled that giant ocean whirlpools, also termed mesoscale eddies, play a crucial role in transporting ...

Phivolcs records a phreatomagmatic eruption at Taal Volcano near Manila, releasing a towering ash plume while keeping Alert ...

One of the most active regions in the world is the Pacific Ring of Fire. According to the USGS, this region is where the ...

One Planet, 1,500 Personalities: The Uniqueness of Volcanoes Every volcano is unique, with its own special quirks (and yes, these can change over time). But of the roughly 1,500 active land volcanoes ...

Footage captured a July 30 phreatomagmatic eruption at the Taal Volcano in the Philippines, launching ash 1,476 feet into the ...

Volcanoes can look like small mountains or hills. A volcano is an opening in the Earth's crust that allows magma, hot ash and gases to escape. Composite volcanoes are the most common type of volcano.

Instead of forming a towering peak, the Campi Flegrei volcano is a giant 13 kilometer wide crater known as a caldera.