Volcanoes are nature's most dramatic rocks, and while their eruptions can be awe-inspiring, they also pose serious threats to ...

Inspired by the tourist popularity of a 1973 plane wreck on a remote beach, JS Watch presented a wristwatch to the pilot who ...

A volcano that has been active in recent years erupted again on Hawaii’s Big Island on Friday, according to the U.S.

Nine volcanic eruptions since December 2023 have shaken the Icelandic town of Grindavik and forced residents to repeatedly evacuate. Most people have moved away, but some have stayed. They are ...

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. On Monday, April 19, 2010, the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument ...

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. The eruptions of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull (pronounced "Aya-fyatla-jo-kutl") volcano in May 2010 sent clouds of ash ...

Cambridge scientists discovered that thin, weak zones in Earth’s plates helped spread Iceland’s mantle plume across the North Atlantic, explaining why volcanic activity once spanned thousands of ...

Of the 30 volcanic systems on Iceland, four are currently active, says Magnús Tumi Gudmundsson, professor of geophysics at the University of Iceland. These magma-spewing mounds are responsible for 80 ...

Drone footage shows the latest volcanic eruption in Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula. Icelandic tourism officials say it is the 12th eruption on the peninsula since 2021. The lava is not threatening any ...

The volcanic fissure that opened up in Iceland early Wednesday has now expanded, and stretches further north than at any time since 2023. Lava and toxic gas continue to spill from the latest eruption ...

A volcanic fissure that opened up in Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula expanded on Thursday after an eruption forced the evacuation of local residents and travellers staying at the famous Blue Lagoon spa.