South-central Indonesia is under high alert after a volcanic eruption Tuesday afternoon. The Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano on the island of Flores showed significant activity throughout the day ...

Although volcanic eruptions may seem like a distant worry for many of us, about 10 percent of the world’s population lives within striking distance of a volcano. This includes those living in the U.S.

Nonetheless, scientists have found a key biological proxy: trees. Plant life, especially trees that grow near active volcanoes, may take up volcanic CO₂ through roots. This absorption can lead ...

The undersea volcano has been attracting attention for months as scientists prepare for an eruption they expect sometime in 2025. But because the top of the volcano is 4,500 feet below the ocean ...

Led by the University of Delaware’s Andrew Wozniak, associate professor in the School of Marine Science and Policy, a team of scientists recently witnessed a rare seafloor eruption 1,300 miles west of ...

A volcano in the central Philippines erupted early Tuesday morning, sending a plume of ash about 2.5 miles into the sky and forcing authorities to suspend school in four villages due to ashfall.

A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on Tuesday, endangering the town of Grindavik and prompting the closure of the popular Blue Lagoon tourist destination. It was the 11th eruption to shake ...

Alaska residents are again being urged to brace themselves for a possible eruption of Mount Spurr. Following up on last week's warning, the Alaska Volcano Observatory reiterated in a series of ...

A swarm of more than 100 shallow earthquakes at Alaska's Mount Spurr that began Sunday night and ran to Monday morning suggest the volcano could be moving closer to an eruption. "It's about a 50/ ...

Almost as soon as the volcano had started acting up, it took a little break. The pause was one of several diminuendos during this recent, multiday eruption.

A newly discovered half-million-year-old layer of volcanic sediment beneath the Aegean Sea rewrites what scientists know about this area’s volcanic history – and potential future hazards.