Volcanoes and earthquakes have always shared the same restless roots, but the numbers that drive public fear are not always the ones scientists are actually using. A viral claim that a swarm of 10,000 ...

A volcano in the Philippines has erupted, blasting ash over nearby towns and sitting just one step below a major eruption on ...

Large volcanic eruptions may have played a bigger role in triggering historical famines across China than previously understood, according to a new study that traced links between eruptions, climate ...

Over the past half century, Japan has been hit by many volcanic eruptions, but scientifically those were only considered to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This photo of a volcano in Iceland doesn't even begin to encapsulate the devastation that would happen if the Yellowstone volcano ...

Hawaii's Kīlauea volcano was putting on a spectacular show Tuesday evening, with its latest eruptive episode producing arching bands of red lava higher than some skyscrapers. The volcano's full bloom ...

Two weeks ago, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology recorded three distinct, short-lived explosions in less than five minutes at Taal Volcano. The eruption sent a column of ash and ...

Seismic waves have revealed that the oceanic plate beneath the Ontong Java Plateau was dramatically transformed by the ...

A major volcanic eruption in the southern Philippines in late 1640 AD may have led to the collapse of China's imperial Ming Dynasty years later, according to a new study that upends previous beliefs ...

Volcanoes are some of the most powerful natural forces on Earth, capable of reshaping entire regions in a matter of hours.Their true impact is typically measured by the communities they effect.

A major volcanic eruption in the southern Philippines in late 1640 AD may have led to the collapse of China’s imperial Ming Dynasty years later, according to a new study that upends previous beliefs ...