Let's explore the ten biggest volcanoes in the world that shape both geography and ... This postcard-perfect stratovolcano is a national symbol of Japan. Though last erupted in 1707, Mount Fuji ...

I was startled to see it perched at the lip of the volcano’s rocky summit: a small cross marking the spot where one visitor tragically slipped from the crater’s edge and plummeted to her death ...

This resource is abundant globally in rock and brine but researchers have discovered a new source in volcanic sediments.

The eruption of Mount St. Helens was one of the most impactful in history. But there are people who have lived alongside the volcano for millennia.

The Eye of Sauron is not just a prominent Lord of the Rings symbol. It's now also the name of an underwater volcano discovered in Australia's Indian Ocean Territories.

The Kilauea volcano erupted Monday morning on Hawaii's Big Island following increased earthquake activity beneath its summit, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The volcano is located along ...

The difference between the two halves of the volcano's peak is most pronounced when the mountain is covered in snow. When this happens, it is often compared to the yin-yang symbol from Chinese ...

Europe's most active volcano, Mount Etna on Sicily, is erupting again, sending tourists running away from a huge plume of ash and smoke in the air and lava flowing down its slope.

One of the most active volcanoes in the world, and certainly Europe’s most active, put on a show late Sunday into Monday. Glowing lava shot from Mt. Etna as it belched ste… ...

Mayon is the Philippines' most active volcano. It is 8,077 feet high, and it's a sacred symbol in Philippine mythology The volcano has been active since 1616, and has had over 30 eruptions since then.