Deep within Africa’s Great Rift Valley, Virunga National Park is home to some of the continent’s most active volcanoes, ...

Consider a can of soda. When the can is closed (pressurized), the soda contains dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2). When you open ...

A swarm of earth tremors and fears of volcanic eruptions in January forced tens of thousands of people to move away from ...

By the end of the day, about 7 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, data from 16 crystals was collected and analyzed. The data, which ...

Kilauea is in a unique phase of activity in Halema‘uma‘u, with 12 episodes of dual lava fountains since Dec. 23, 2024.

Mauna Loa is not erupting. Its USGS Volcano Alert Level is at NORMAL.

Kīlauea has been erupting intermittently within the summit caldera since Dec. 23, 2024. Its USGS Volcano Alert level is WATCH ...

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

Kilauea’s 13th episode began early this morning at 2:36 a.m., according to Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists, bringing ...

Gemechu Bedassa Teferi, a researcher who studies the volcanoes of the Main Ethiopian Rift, unpacks what’s behind the recent events. Eighteen million years ago, the continents broke apart to form ...

Satellites have detected large volumes of methane spewing from Mount Fentale’s crater following months of earthquakes that have shaken the region ...