Volcanoes are often associated with destruction. Images of molten lava, towering ash clouds and communities fleeing eruptions dominate news coverage whenever a volcano awakens. Yet volcanoes are not ...

Volcanic eruptions can be devastating. So what if we took extreme actions to prevent them? How could we drill into a volcano?

These fiery features can be as dangerous as they are mesmerizing. Here are a few things to keep in mind if you live near or ...

This month we'll take a tour of the Cascade Range volcanoes, all located along the western edge of North America. Some will be very familiar but others are hidden gems (and dangers) of the Pacific ...

Over millions of years, the Earth’s upper layers have performed a dance that has created mountains, volcanoes, continents, ridges and ocean trenches. Tectonic plates play a key role in this process.

Over 3,000 years ago, the eruption of Santorini’s volcano ended an ancient civilization. Scientists may know what the next big explosion could look like. A man looks out across the Santorini caldera ...

U.S. National Science Foundation-funded researchers discovered that subtle changes in magma composition may drive tremors during volcanic eruptions, offering a new tool for forecasting volcanic ...

Scientists have found two more pieces of direct geological evidence of recent volcanic activity on the planet next-inward from Earth, Venus. This is the 2nd time such evidence has been found in data ...