A volcano in Ethiopia’s Afar region has erupted for what is believed to be the first time in 12,000 years. The eruption sent ...

One of the most explosive volcanoes in U.S. history began its eruption with a trickle, not a blast. Mount St. Helens' gas-laden magma oozed into the cone before the mountain finally erupted in 1980.

Native 'ohi'a lehua trees can briefly close tiny pores in their leaves to limit how much sulfur dioxide gas gets inside when ...

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 ...

An active underwater volcano off the Oregon Coast that was predicted to erupt in 2025 is now expected to erupt mid-to-late 2026. The Axial Seamount volcano is located nearly a mile beneath the sea, ...

Scientists have shed light on a thermal process in magma that may help explain why similar volcanic systems can produce very ...

The last eruption of Greece’s Methana volcano was around 250 B.C.E. Ever since that event, which was recorded by the Greek historian Strabo, the mountain has lurked silently, just across the Saronic ...

For many, seeing a volcano erupt is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. However, for those who live near one Hawaii part, this is the second time in 2026 that a volcano has sent hazardous materials ...