Mar 3, 2022 · A volcano is an opening in Earth's crust where magma breaks through, and when erupting can rain down molten rock, ash and gases. There are several types of volcanoes.

Jan 26, 2024 · A 500-foot-thick layer of pumice rock on the Mediterranean seabed indicates Santorini volcano ejected 15 times more material than Hunga-Tonga during a previously unknown eruption.

Jan 9, 2025 · A detailed look at Yellowstone's magma storage system finds that only one region is likely to host liquid magma in the long term.

Oct 4, 2024 · Six earthquakes were recorded at the Mount Adams volcano in September — a significant increase on the normal rate of one every two to three years.

Jan 28, 2025 · Read below for the latest news on volcano monitoring and research, current volcanic eruptions and to see amazing pictures of volcanoes.

Feb 28, 2024 · The Kikai-Akahoya eruption — the largest volcanic explosion in recorded history — ejected more than 80 cubic miles of volcanic rock and ash off the southwestern coast of Japan 7,300 years ago.

Dec 30, 2024 · To be considered active, a volcano must have erupted at some point during the Holocene, but dormant and extinct are a little harder to define.

Mar 21, 2024 · A massive column of sulfur dioxide that was pumped out by the erupting volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula is currently traveling across northern Europe. Scientists are concerned it could ...

Apr 7, 2024 · In fact, under the continent's massive western ice sheet sits what is considered the largest volcanic region on Earth, with as many as 138 volcanoes. Of those volcanoes, 91 were first discovered ...

Jan 6, 2025 · Zavaritskii volcano in the Kuril Islands was responsible for the mysterious 1831 volcanic eruption that cooled the climate and turned the sun different colors, a new study finds.