Residents on the popular island of Santorini have experienced thousands of earthquakes this month while researchers have ...

Earth’s deadliest volcanoes don’t just threaten human life—they are also home to some of the most resilient wildlife on the planet. From lava-proof birds to heat-adapted reptiles, discover how animals ...

A little-known volcano on a remote Pacific island may have been the source of one of the 19th century’s most powerful ...

The deadliest pyroclastic current struck at 7:07 am the morning after the eruption. For nine hours straight, a scalding flow of debris - 15 miles across - snaked from the volcano's crater and down ...

The Axial Seamount—a volcano located 300 miles off the coast of Oregon and a mile underwater—is slowly showing signs of an impending eruption. Although less well-known than other volcanic ...

Volcanic eruptions can be disastrous for those living nearby. Few volcanoes pose a greater threat than Popocatépetl, situated near Mexico City and Puebla, with combined populations in the tens of ...

around 800,000 people live on the volcano's slopes and up to 3 million people reside within the potential danger zone of future eruptions, making Vesuvius "one of the world's most dangerous ...

In 2018 the USGS updated its assessment of the most dangerous volcanoes in the United States, ranking Mount Rainier third on the list behind Mount St. Helens and Hawaii's Kilauea. The USGS said ...