Learn about how volcanoes are formed and the ways they erupt Chiara Maria Petrone, Roberto Scandone, and Alex Whittaker On February 20, 1943, Dionisio Pulido and his family were working in their ...

A volcanic eruption in southwest Iceland began Monday night after weeks of intense seismic activity. This marked the the first time in 50 years that a largely populated area had to be fully evacuated ...

California has seven active volcanoes, each with a unique eruption history, categorized by type and threat level. The USGS monitors these volcanoes, providing information to authorities and the public ...

Natural disasters, from wildfires, floods and mudslides in western states to large earthquakes in Japan, have rocked, burned and flooded parts of the world in the first months of 2025. What’s next?

Italy’s Mount Etna erupted Monday, causing tourists to flee as smoke and ash billowed from Europe’s tallest active volcano. Have no fear: this won't happen in New England any time soon as there are ...

The state of Arizona and its picturesque landscapes have been shaped by a geological history of volcano eruptions across the region. Some of the oldest volcanic rocks in the state are 1.8 billion ...

How did humans become human? Understanding when, where and in what environmental conditions our early ancestors lived is central to solving the puzzle of human evolution. Unfortunately, pinning down a ...

One of California’s riskiest volcanoes has for decades been undergoing geological changes and seismic activity, which are sometimes a precursor to an eruption, but — thankfully — no supervolcanic ...