The plumbing systems of volcanoes are vast and complex. But they aren't consistent, even in the same volcano. A Cornell-led ...

For the first time in recorded history, the Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia’s remote Danakil region has erupted. Located southeast of the well-known Erta Ale volcano, Hayli Gubbi had no documented ...

Scientists have shed light on a thermal process in magma that may help explain why similar volcanic systems can produce very ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — An explosive eruption has rocked La Soufriere volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent. The eruption followed mandatory evacuation orders from the local ...

Japanese authorities ordered all of the estimated 137 people on a small island to evacuate after a volcano erupted Friday morning in a towering plume of thick, black smoke almost six miles high and a ...

Stunning social media videos erupted from the northern coast of Colombia on Feb. 25, when a mud volcano exploded, shooting flames high into the sky and prompting evacuations, local officials reported.

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- An explosive eruption of Mount Dukono on a remote Indonesian island killed three hikers, authorities said Friday. About 20 climbers set out Thursday to ascend the nearly ...

Scientists have uncovered a long-missing piece of the volcanic puzzle: rising magma doesn’t just form explosive gas bubbles when pressure drops—it can do so simply by being sheared and “kneaded” ...

An aerial view of Haleakala volcano’s southern slope of East Maui.