Most volcanoes form at the boundaries of Earth's tectonic plates, which are huge slabs of crust and upper mantle that fit together like puzzle pieces. Think of these plates as massive rafts floating ...

A recent study reveals that the Poás volcano has changed its eruption pattern, redefining the global ash-related risk map.

Early humans in Ethiopia survived the Toba supervolcano eruption by shifting to river foods, revealing how drought shaped ...

Understanding what triggers large volcanic eruptions is crucial for hazard assessment, but the exact mechanism driving these ...

Geochemical analysis of erupted tephra samples over the past decade help scientists understand the temperature of Kilauea’s shallow magma system under the summit — and things have been “heating up!” ...

The magma reservoir of the largest volcanic eruption of the Holocene is refilling. This Kobe University insight on the Kikai ...

Social media videos showed people running into the streets as bright orange flames and smoke spewed into the sky.

Kīlauea’s 2026 eruption shows increased lava fountains and ash spread, with volcanic plumes affecting communities up to 50 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Underwater volcano Axial Seamount. (National Science Foundation) An underwater volcano off the coast of Oregon that was forecast ...

The eruptions at Kilauea prompted closures at a national park and part of a highway because of falling glassy volcanic ...

Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. This photo shows the gap between the south (left) and ...

Data from NASA's InSight mission suggests the Red Planet's Tharsis region is more active than previously thought and may be ...