Ethiopian volcano eruption: According to the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program, this volcano in Ethiopia has erupted for the first time in about 12,000 years. The eruption did not ...

Indonesia’s Kawah Ijen volcano appears to glow electric blue at night, but the colour does not come from lava. Instead, ...

A strange seismic event off the coast of Africa has led scientists to a mighty finding: the discovery of the largest underwater volcanic eruption ever recorded. The eruption also may explain a weird ...

Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano has long drawn attention for its size, constant activity, and glowing plumes of smoke and ash, ...

A powerful swarm of earthquakes in January suggested one of Iceland’s giant “ice volcanoes” may be awakening after a decade of slumber. In the months that followed, more earthquakes have rocked the ...

Volcanoes often give little warning before they erupt, but now scientists have discovered an unexpected early warning sign—trees. This new finding comes from a joint study by researchers from NASA, ...

Venus — a hot planet pocked with tens of thousands of volcanoes — may be even more geologically active near its surface than previously thought. New calculations by researchers at Washington ...