A new detection method called “Jerk” could dramatically improve how scientists forecast volcanic eruptions. By using a single broadband seismometer, the system can detect extremely subtle ground ...

The African continent is splitting along a triple junction of rifts that converge in Afar, Ethiopia. A new ocean may take ...

One of Earth’s most active volcanoes, Kīlauea, has erupted again for the 43rd time in Hawai's Big Island. USGS reported the ...

Hydrothermal activity detected for the first time in the underwater volcano between Tenerife and Gran Canaria. Experts issue warning.

Supervolcanoes are geological features that can have devastating effects on our planet. This video explores the power of supervolcanoes compared to asteroids, detailing their potential for destruction ...

Scientists discovered Hawaii’s deep mantle plume is splitting, which may create two future volcanic island chains.

Kīlauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island erupted on Tuesday in a nine-hour spectacular, shooting fountains of lava some 1,300 feet into the air, according to the U.S. Geolog ...

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on Tuesday logged increased seismic activity anew at the ...

The volcano has seen other similar episodes, sometimes creating glowing lava lakes and fountains visible even from space.

I n its latest eruption event, Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano sent a fountain of lava 540 meters (1,770 feet) up into the sky in what is a new record for this eruption, which began in December 2024. Some of ...

Elle Leontiev's image of Philip, a self-taught volcanologist who has lived on Mount Yasur his whole life, has won the ...

What is a super eruption and how did they create the geology of Yellowstone? Where is the world's largest, most explosive, and most unusual volcano? It's Yellowstone National Park. The Yellowstone ...