Although volcanic eruptions are spectacular natural events that occur around the world every day, most volcanoes spend the ...

Scientists have recently discovered how magma behaves beneath active volcanoes, opening up new possibilities for targeted ...

Geochemical analysis of erupted tephra samples over the past decade help scientists understand the temperature of Kilauea’s shallow magma system under the summit — and things have been “heating up!” ...

Around the world, volcanologists are following the path of magma as it travels between connected volcanoes, in an effort that ...

Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. This photo shows the gap between the south (left) and ...

If only there were a simple trick to stop a massive volcano from spewing out lava. Like maybe plugging it up with good old ...

Scientists discover a hidden structure beneath Australia that explains the origin of its strangest and most scattered volcanoes ...

Kīlauea, one of the most active volcanoes in Hawaii, had a series of violent steam explosions in 1924, and scientists discovered the cause.

Since turning 95, Ken Anderson has visited Washington, D.C., Hawaii, Alaska and, just this month, New Zealand BAKER CITY — Ken Anderson is closing in on his first century, but […] ...

A volcanic formation known as Pele’s hair is produced when air-filled magma is stretched, according to a new study by a team ...