The west coast of Scotland was erupting with lava fountains and other volcanic events 60 million years ago. The post ...

As global temperatures continue to rise, the receding ice could be setting off explosive eruptions in regions already dotted ...

As glaciers melt around the world, long-dormant volcanoes may be waking up beneath the ice. New research reveals that massive ...

Colossal volcanic eruptions like the kind that may have obliterated the dinosaurs more than 65 million years ago are caused ...

Discover interesting facts about volcanoes, including why and where they form and history's deadliest eruption.

Magma from the mantle finds its way to the surface, where it erupts as lava or ash and gas—sometimes in spectacular spurts, ...

A VOLCANO touted as the smallest in the world has been discovered – and it’s shorter than a set of cricket stumps. Mysterious ...

Some scientists think we can better understand volcanoes by learning how the gaseous vortexes emerge. By Carolyn Wilke Some volcanoes perform a rather subtle trick: blowing rings of vapor that ...

Volcanoes come in many shapes and sizes. Some, like fissure volcanoes don’t form edifices, but instead erupt along volcanic fields feeding lava flows, sometimes across great distances.

Volcanoes blow smoke rings. Here's how they do it. These ghostly hoops have been spotted above volcanic events around the world. But how they form has long been a mystery.

Mud volcanoes form when a combination of mud, fluids, and gases erupt at the Earth’s surface.

These countries have active volcanoes. How many volcanic eruptions have occurred in 2025? Fifty to 70 volcano eruptions are recorded around the world each year.