Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano has long drawn attention for its size, constant activity, and glowing plumes of smoke and ash, ...

This story was updated on Dec. 24, 2025. A year ago on Dec. 23, 2024, one of the world’s most active volcanoes awoke.   That ...

Scientists from Mexico’s National Autonomous University have created the first three-dimensional image of the Popocatépetl ...

Data from Axial, the most-monitored underwater volcano, are helping geophysicists hone eruption predictions. For Axial, 2026 ...

A dormant volcano in Ethiopia erupted after 10,000 years of silence. This event shows how the world's little-known volcanoes ...

A remote volcano in Ethiopia’s Afar region, which had been silent for nearly ten thousand years, erupted without warning over the weekend. It sent a large column of ash rising about 15 kilometres into ...

Nearly a year into Kīlauea’s dramatic summit eruptions, scientists say the volcano is offering a rare, safe, and incredibly ...

The 1815 eruption produced 60 megatons of sulfur, and as a result, average global temperatures dropped by around 3°C (5.4°F).

After more than four centuries of lying dormant, the Krasheninnikova volcano erupted in August, sending clouds of ash to the skies. Since then, volcanic plumes have continued to emerge from the site, ...

POZZUOLI, Italy — In Greek and Roman mythology, the Campi Flegrei volcano is depicted as the opening to the underworld. Its prehistoric eruptions blocked out the sun, turning summer into winter and ...

On Sunday, November 23, 2025, Hayli Gubbi, a volcano in Ethiopia's Afar Region, erupted for the first time in recorded history. Scientists think the last time this volcano blew was somewhere between ...