A research group has revealed through seismic wave analysis that the oceanic plate beneath the Ontong Java Plateau—the ...

Around 74,000 years ago, a volcano called Toba in Sumatra exploded, and some scientists think it had a serious impact on the ...

"What makes the event even more extraordinary is that it did not involve a single volcano, but multiple active sources." ...

Fears of an incoming volcanic 'mega eruption' on Tenerife's Mount Teide have been allayed by scientists following a four-hour seismic swarm of mini-earthquakes - but experts say an eruption will ...

Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense advises Big Island residents and visitors to take precautions in areas impacted by falling ash ...

The largest active volcano in Oregon is being drilled into as part of an effort to create a cleaner energy source. Engineers are building a geothermal power plant that taps into the energy of the ...

Things are heating up on the Big Island, and fast. Kilauea's 41st eruption episode is sending ash and large chunks of ...

Olympus Mons, a shield volcano on Mars, is the largest volcano in the solar system, measuring approximately 370 miles in diameter and 26 kilometers in height. The formation of Olympus Mons and three ...

On the Big Island of Hawaii, the Kilauea volcano has been erupting intermittently since Tuesday. According to the Associated Press, the first eruption sent lava 400 feet into the air. The volcano is ...

A new seismic study reveals that Earth’s largest volcanic event fundamentally transformed the oceanic plate beneath the ...