New research suggests that Earth’s orbital variations—the slow changes in its tilt, axial precession, and shape of its ...

Discover how Mauna Loa supervolcano could impact Hawaii and beyond. Learn about past eruptions, new prediction methods, and global consequences.

First look at the island may offer the picture of a dead caldera but a closer look reveals that the caldera actually holds a ...

A 2022 satellite photo shows a large plume of discolored water rising from the undersea Kavachi volcano, during an eruption ...

The Alaska Volcano Observatory said signs indicated a Mount Spurr eruption was likely, though not certain, in the weeks or ...

Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: a volcano scientist who does her work in the middle of the Pacific Ocean—at the ...

Researchers found Earth's orbital changes align with past volcanic eruptions. Climate shifts and massive eruptions occurred ...

Hidden in the stormy Furious Fifties, the South Sandwich Islands generate spectacular cloud formations. Winds sweeping past ...

the JMA issued a tsunami advisory only after the ocean waves reached Hachijojima. Although it was pointed out that the tsunami could have been triggered by an underwater volcanic eruption or a ...

The volcanoes that form where tectonic plates are pulling apart are now seen at midocean ridges, which are places under the ocean where two pieces of crust move away from each other. Two major ...

It is widely believed that Earth's atmosphere has been rich in oxygen for about 2.5 billion years due to a relatively rapid ...

Several past eruptions were characterized by similar lava fountaining episodes, including at the start of the Puʻuʻōʻō ...