A vast eruption beneath the southwest Pacific Ocean has been confirmed as the largest volcanic event ever recorded on the ocean floor. The 2012 explosion at the Havre volcano, near New Zealand, ...

This situation is heating up. One of the world’s most volatile volcanoes is silently refilling with molten rock, sparking ...

Waves of orange, glowing lava and smoky ash belched and sputtered Monday from the world’s largest active volcano in its first ...

“It was like a shotgun blast directly into the sky,” said one marine geologist. A New Zealand-led team of marine geologists investigating an underwater volcano that erupted on Jan. 15 in the Tongan ...

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The 44th episode of lava fountaining on Thursday saw streams ascending over 500 feet above the vent in spectacular color.

A satellite has captured stunning images of the Mauna Loa eruption from space, as crowds flock to the Hawaii volcano to watch the rare event. The photos, taken when the eruption began on 28 November, ...

Massive volcano in Japan refilling 7,300 years after eruption, offering new insight into supervolcano behavior and future risks ...

On June 15, 1991, the island of Luzon in the Philippines was ground zero for the second-largest volcanic eruption of the 1900s when Mount Pinatubo blew its top. This historic natural event set massive ...

Volcanoes are Earth’s geologic architects. They’ve created more than 80 percent of our planet’s surface, laying the foundation that has allowed life to thrive. Their explosive force crafts mountains ...

NASA has contributed a complementary perspective from the air. Researchers used NASA airborne remote-sensing technology to ...