Twelve years ago, a volcanic eruption almost totally wiped out life on an island in the Pacific. Now, in the wake of the devastation, scientists are using genetic analysis to see how flora managed to ...

Learn more about the volcanic island of Nishinoshima and how its frequent eruptions are helping scientists understand how ...

Archaeologists find out the reach and impact of the Toba supereruption 74,000 years ago by analyzing cryptotephra.

Researchers at Diamond Light Source have used advanced imaging to look at microscopic crystals, called nanolites, to see what ...

Researchers can study volcanic deposits at archaeological sites to piece together how ancient people responded to ...

The 1883 Krakatoa volcano erupted with a force of 200 megatons of TNT. By comparison, the bomb that destroyed the Japanese ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been repeatedly disgorging lava at its summit crater about once a week since late last year ...

Did the eruption of Thera (Santorini) affect the ancient Egyptians? This article examines the evidence from archaeology and ...

Lava shoots high into the sky. Molten rock erupts from two vents simultaneously. The nighttime sky glows red and orange, reflecting ...

Good news! Scientists say the next time the supervolcano in Yellowstone erupts, it won't be a humanity-ended explosion.

Kilauea is situated on Hawaii Island, the largest landmass in the Hawaiian archipelago. It lies approximately 320 kilometres (200 miles) south of Honolulu, the state’s largest city, which is located ...

Commercial pilots flying near Mount St. Helens reported a plume of fine ash rising over the volcano. USGS says it's a ...