An eruption at one of Hawaii’s most famous volcanoes produced an unexpected and mesmerizing effect. When Halemaʻumaʻu crater ...

Most volcanoes form at the boundaries of Earth's tectonic plates, which are huge slabs of crust and upper mantle that fit together like puzzle pieces. Think of these plates as massive rafts floating ...

Kīlauea summit region shook for 5 hours Nov. 14 that year as magma made a path to the surface. The eruption began at 8:08 p.m ...

From USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory livestreaming V2cam, a plume-like fountain erupted from the north vent during episode ...

1959 Kīlauea Iki eruption: It happened in the crater just north of the volcano’s caldera, lasting only about a month with 17 episodes and inclined lava fountains, including the highest lava fountains ...

The Kīlauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island shot lava fountains as high as 1,400 feet into the air, the USGS reported.

Popocatépetl emerged in the crater of other volcanoes in its current form more than 20,000 years ago and has been active ...

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

Mount Etna is Europe’s most active volcano and the continent’s largest. It attracts hikers and backpackers to its slopes, ...

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 ...