How do volcanologists determine the height of eruptive plumes from Yellowstone’s past explosive eruptions? Ironically, you ...

Kilauea began continuously releasing lava from its summit caldera inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Wednesday morning ...

For years, social media users have shared images and videos they claimed show Elephant Rock, a naturally formed geological ...

Jan. 10, 2025 — A new study based on the sampling and analysis of volcanic ash at Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands, located off Africa's northwest coast, suggests that the composition ...

Ask the children what they know about volcanoes, and use a simple retrieval task like displaying images of Iceland’s map on your interactive whiteboard or using a visualiser, with the tectonic ...

He worked alongside a global team, including collaborators from Switzerland, Italy, and the USA, to study what lies beneath Iceland’s volcanic layers. Researchers found similarities between an area in ...

Fortunately, the latest surge of volcanic activity has calmed down for now, according to Icelandic authorities. Iceland sits right on top of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a massive crack in the Earth’s ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The owners of an island volcano in New Zealand where 22 tourists and local guides died in an eruption had their criminal conviction for failing to keep visitors ...

From chasing the Northern Lights to hiking across awe-inspiring glaciers, these eight experiences allow you to enjoy the beauty of winter on this wild and varied island. Winter may bring colder ...

The dying signal of a seismometer being engulfed by molten lava has been transformed into artwork as part of a pioneering new exhibition showcasing the awesome power of volcanoes ... the eruption near ...

Yellowstone National Park, the Hawaiian Islands, and American Samoa are all landscapes formed by hotspot volcanoes. Hotspots are also found in Iceland, in the Afar region of Africa, and under the ...