Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Volcanoes are Earth’s special effects department, constantly proving that reality can be more dramatic than Hollywood. Lava flows ...

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active volcanoes Sally Sennert Did you know that there are between 40 and 50 volcanoes ...

(CNN) — Here's some background information about volcanoes, mountains that open downward to a reservoir of molten rock. Facts: More than 80% of the Earth's surface, both above and below sea level, is ...

Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Drew La Pointe, communication ...

In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano, one of the world's most active and whose eruption could affect millions of people. Its mission: figure ...

Kilauea continued to erupt wildly on Hawaii's Big Island this week, shooting lava hundreds of feet into the air and burning homes to the ground. As of Sunday night, 10 fissure vents were open in the ...

While state volcanologists warn the public of an ‘increased tendency towards a hazardous eruption,’ the video circulating online doesn’t show the current state of Mayon Volcano ...

A long quiet volcano in Ethiopia has roared back to life, blasting ash roughly 9 miles into the sky and catching both nearby ...

Social media users are sharing a video of a volcano erupting, claiming it shows one in Alaska. One user wrote, “month 2 of 2025 and we already have so many unanswered questions.” (RELATED: Video ...

Lava is molten rock from a volcano that reaches the Earth’s surface. Liquid rock below the Earth’s surface is referred to as magma. More than 50% of the world’s active volcanoes above sea level ...