The tallest volcano in Europe, Italy's Mount Etna, and the world's most active volcano, Kilauea in Hawaii, erupting again.

But in some places, geological processes cause parts of the crust ... The biggest shield volcano is Tamu Massif, and it sits on a seamount east of Japan, its summit 6,500 feet (1,980 m) below ...

The pea-sized chunks of black glass were found inside the skull of the victim, aged about 20, who died when the volcano erupted in ... between the substance and its surrounding.

Glass is an uncommon natural material because its formation requires a precise combination ... likely acted as protective barriers, shielding parts of the brain from total thermal destruction ...

When the fuming and rumbling at Mount Spurr, a giant volcano northwest of Anchorage, started picking up in October, Alaska’s ...

The Big Island is home to one of the most lively volcanoes on Earth. And you can see why.

Sandwiched between the freezing cold of Earth’s coldest continent and the warmth of its southernmost active volcano, the ...

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory raised the volcano’s alert level from “advisory” to “watch” and its aviation color code from yellow to orange. The observatory said that the eruption began with ...

The current period of eruption activity at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano began its 11th episode on February 25, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, with footage showing lava spewing from ...