1959 Kīlauea Iki eruption: It happened in the crater just north of the volcano’s caldera, lasting only about a month with 17 ...

From the fiery lava fountains of Hawaiʻi’s Kīlauea volcano to the dramatic eruption of the Reykjanes Peninsula Fissure Eruption in Iceland, 2025 was filled with plenty of volcanic activity. Here are ...

One notable incident came on May 22, 1919, when a barrage of eruptive activity caused a 1,000-kilogram (2,205-pound) block of ...

Learn about how volcanoes are formed and the ways they erupt Chiara Maria Petrone, Roberto Scandone, and Alex Whittaker On February 20, 1943, Dionisio Pulido and his family were working in their ...

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

Volcanic eruptions remain one of Earth’s most dramatic natural phenomena, characterised by explosive discharges of ash, gas and pyroclastic materials that play a critical role in shaping the ...

When the sixth-strongest earthquake ever recorded hit Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula last week, it triggered tsunami warnings around the world as waves rippled across the Pacific as far as the U.S., ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Since Kilauea's hawt eruption action moved ...

Mount Etna’s craters continue to smoulder two days after its largest eruption in four years sent tourists fleeing from a vast column of gas and ash on Monday. Tourists have returned to the slopes of ...

Flights have been cancelled and journeys severely delayed after an Indonesian volcano near Bali erupted on Monday, sending volcanic ash 11 miles into the air. The eruption comes weeks after the same ...

Life has a way of bouncing back, even after catastrophic events like forest fires or volcanic eruptions. While nature's ...