A market miles away from Vesuvius may have saved the lives of many who would have otherwise been in the volcano’s path of ...

One notable incident came on May 22, 1919, when a barrage of eruptive activity caused a 1,000-kilogram (2,205-pound) block of ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Since Kilauea's hawt eruption action moved ...

Learn about how volcanoes are formed and the ways they erupt Chiara Maria Petrone, Roberto Scandone, and Alex Whittaker On February 20, 1943, Dionisio Pulido and his family were working in their ...

The 1815 eruption produced 60 megatons of sulfur, and as a result, average global temperatures dropped by around 3°C (5.4°F).

A dormant volcano in Ethiopia erupted after 10,000 years of silence. This event shows how the world's little-known volcanoes ...

The volcanic eruption was filmed by a tourist guide on board a helicopter. Reuters was able to confirm the location of the video as Kamchatka from the surface of the volcano, which matched file ...

If the theory is proven correct, the consequences could be enormous, spelling a much more risky, explosive future.

July 15, 2013— -- A kid throwing a temper tantrum and a volcanic eruption have a lot in common. Both are preceded by a low pitched whine that immediately informs either a geologist or a parent ...