Scientists have recently discovered how magma behaves beneath active volcanoes, opening up new possibilities for targeted ...

One of the world's most active volcanoes, Piton de la Fournaise, on the French island territory of La Réunion has been ...

Ian McEwan’s recent novel, What We Can Know, is set in a semi-underwater Britain in the year 2119. A few decades on from a ...

Although volcanic eruptions are spectacular natural events that occur around the world every day, most volcanoes spend the majority of their time not erupting. To accurately forecast volcanic activity ...

A new detection method called “Jerk” could dramatically improve how scientists forecast volcanic eruptions. By using a single broadband seismometer, the system can detect extremely subtle ground ...

Keep up with all the very best gags from this year's April Fool's Day as celebrities, brands and sportspeople pull pranks on ...

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi calls the plan a "stupid notion that would be nothing more than a waste of taxpayer ...

This, of course, is our annual April-1 news story, not all aspects of which are equally reliable. The picture of an unshaped lava mount is a hornito from the Mount Ulu eruption. Indeed, they can ...

The 44th episode of lava fountaining on Thursday saw streams ascending over 500 feet above the vent in spectacular color.

Lava exploded more than 200 meters into the air as Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted on Thursday.

A group of players carries on with a volleyball game just steps away from an erupting volcano, creating a surreal and risky ...

One of the world’s most active volcanoes, Kilauea in Hawaii, has erupted again, sending dramatic fountains of lava high into ...