Explore 10 of the most explosive volcanoes across Earth and space, from Toba’s colossal supereruption to giant plumes on Io ...

Volcanoes often look deceptively quiet until the moment they unleash towering plumes of ash and gas, yet the precise switch that turns a gentle rumble into a devastating blast has remained stubbornly ...

Volcanoes can behave in strikingly different ways, even when they appear nearly identical. Some release slow, steady lava flows. Others erupt violently, sending ash and molten rock high into the sky.

Mount Etna intensified on Monday, Aug. 10, sending abundant volcanic ash south-southwest from its summit and disrupting ...

Indonesia’s Toba supervolcano remained active for thousands of years after its massive eruption about 74,000 years ago. Some ...

Melting glaciers may be silently setting the stage for more explosive and frequent volcanic eruptions in the future, according to research on six volcanoes in the Chilean Andes. A study to be ...

The explosiveness of a volcanic eruption depends on how many gas bubbles form in the magma—and when. Until now, it was thought that gas bubbles were formed primarily when the ambient pressure dropped ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Melting glaciers may be setting the stage for more frequent and ...

Kanloan Volcano on Negros Island emits a plume of ash during a moderate explosive eruption on Thursday, July 9, 2026, as seen from neighboring Iloilo City. — Photo from Iloilo City Disaster Risk ...

CEBU CITY— Several local governments in Cebu province suspended classes on Thursday after ashfall from the early morning eruption of Mt. Kanlaon reached parts of Metro Cebu and western Cebu localities ...