A volcanic eruption sank Aenaria nearly 2,000 years ago. Now, underwater tours and ongoing excavations are bringing Ischia's ...

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

For centuries, glaciers have sat like frosty crowns atop slumbering volcanoes, keeping Earth’s fury tucked safely beneath ...

Climate change could potentially awaken hundreds of dormant volcanoes worldwide, according to recent models studying ...

This eruption is considered the most powerful in recorded history, with a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 7. It spewed massive amounts of volcanic ash and sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere.

Giant, large-scale eruptions can have more serious impacts. One such event contributed to the demise of the dinosaurs 66 ...

Glacial retreat caused a wave of volcanic activity in southern Chile as the last Ice Age came to an end, according to new ...

Although there have been several big eruptions in recorded history, volcanic eruptions today are no more frequent than they were a decade or even a century ago.

While considered an active volcano, Mount Rainier hasn’t erupted in at least a century, possibly much longer. The U.S ...

Photos show the eruption of Mount St. Helens, the worst volcanic disaster in US history, 45 years ago ...

The 1980 eruption cycle made Mount St. Helens one of the most famous volcanoes in the Cascades. But it is far from the only volcano in the range.

The 1,584m volcano, situated on Flores island, is part of a twin-peaked formation with the taller and less active Mount ...