By reconstructing a 700,000-year history of Methana volcano, geologists found a prehistoric phase when it appeared inactive on the surface, despite magma building up below ground

Police say the hikers ignored a climbing ban imposed after recent eruptions

A colossal underwater volcano in the South Pacific may have revealed a surprising new weapon against climate change. After the 2022 eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai, scientists detected enormous amounts of formaldehyde in the atmosphere — a telltale sign that methane,

Three people were killed and at least ten are still missing after a volcano erupted in Indonesia. The North Halmahera police chief said that 'There are three dead, two foreigners and one resident of

Authorities in the Philippines have since banned travel within about a 3.7-mile radius of the Mayon volcano

Sakurajima, the stratovolcano that looms over Kagoshima Bay in southern Japan, hurled volcanic bombs as far as 1,300 meters from its Minamidake summit crater during a series of Vulcanian explosions recorded in late May and early June 2026.

While the USGS scientists learned plenty about volcanism in El Salvador during this trip, it also provided key insights to bring home to our own volcanoes. Explosive eruptions in Hawaii are relatively rare, but the ability to correctly interpret their deposits is critical to understanding potential future hazards.

LUCENA CITY — Taal Volcano continued to exhibit heightened seismic activity, with 18 volcanic earthquakes and five volcanic tremors recorded over the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported on Sunday,