A crowdsourced survey reveals how the sounds of the explosive event travelled around the world, and showcase the importance ...

The erupting crater may soon collapse, and "if this happens, lava could change direction," the Icelandic Meteorological ...

The most active volcano in Hawaii has seen the number of earthquakes at its summit double over the past week, according to ...

This story appears in the April 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. When? This is the question that has brought two of the world's leading volcano scientists to the center of Africa; it's ...

Taal Volcano shook nearby homes when it spewed a large column of gas and smoke during its latest eruption in the Philippines.

A volcano near Iceland’s capital erupted on Wednesday night, becoming the seventh such event in the area since December. The ...

GRINDAVIK, Iceland -- A volcano erupted with lava spewing from the crater on the Rekjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland ...

When relocated to Mount St. Helens, the volcano that erupted in 1980, pocket gophers helped rebuild the environment.

Yosef said volcanic material was thrown up to 3.7 miles from the volcano's crater, blanketing nearby villages and towns with tons of volcanic debris and forcing residents to flee. Rescuers were ...

Known as Reykjanes for its position on the Reykjanes Peninsula, the volcano is classified as a rift activity volcano, which ...

A volcano on the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland flared again late Wednesday night, marking the region's seventh eruption in just one year. Lava burst from a crack in the ground before midnight ...

The hardened black lava seems to stretch forever down the slopes of the Tajogaite volcano. Locals call it “malpais,” or badlands, and it’s hard to imagine anything ever lived on this alien ...