A rare underwater eruption at Hunga Tonga sent water vapor into Earth’s atmosphere, cooling the stratosphere and reshaping ...

A volcanic explosion, somewhere in the tropics, may have increased European trade with central Asia—which brought fleas carrying the bubonic plague.

The atmosphere is still feeling the effects of the January 2022 eruption of the Hunga-Tonga volcano in the southern Pacific ...

Taal Volcano in Batangas province stirred from a period of calm over the weekend after registering renewed seismic activity ...

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

Researchers at Diamond Light Source have used advanced imaging to look at microscopic crystals, called nanolites, to see what they can tell us about volcanic eruptions. Highly explosive eruptions ...

Dormant volcanoes across the Earth could become more active and erupt more violently as the climate crisis accelerates glacier retreat, scientists warn in a new study. The research, presented on ...

Learn why Yellowstone mysteriously does not produce sulfur dioxide, and what it means for volcanic unrest.

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 ...

Ash from the explosion may have led to crop failure and famine in southern Europe, leading some Italian cities to import ...

Kablooey!” That’s the word U.S. Geological Survey volcanic experts used to describe a muddy eruption at Black Diamond Pool in ...

Volcanic lightning is a striking and multifaceted phenomenon that occurs during explosive eruptions, when vigorous interactions between fragmented ash particles, volcanic gases and environmental ...