No two volcanic eruptions are exactly alike, but scientists think a series of explosive eruptions at Kīlauea volcano fit into a whole new category. By analyzing the dynamics of 12 back-to-back ...

Researchers at Diamond Light Source have used advanced imaging to look at microscopic crystals, called nanolites, to see what they can tell us about volcanic eruptions. Subscribe to our newsletter for ...

Kīlauea is stirring again. Scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory say signs of a new eruption episode began early Tuesday morning inside Halemaʻumaʻu crater. Kilauea eruption paused, but ...

The Ring of Fire is an enormous belt of active and dormant volcanoes that surrounds most of the Pacific Ocean. It runs from southern Chile, up the west coast of the Americas, through the islands off ...

Evidence of deadly ash clouds deep in the country's underground caves shows there's no escaping massive volcanic eruptions.

The flow of lava following the latest volcanic eruption in Iceland has slowed down, officials said on Sunday. On Saturday evening, the volcano erupted for the fourth time in four months near the ...

A mysterious type of iron-rich magma entombed within extinct volcanoes is likely abundant with rare earth elements and could offer a new way to source these in-demand metals, according to new research ...