A powerful volcanic eruption sends a shockwave racing through the air before it hits the camera and shakes the shot. The ...

Scientists have shed light on a thermal process in magma that may help explain why similar volcanic systems can produce very different eruptive behaviors.

Scientists have shed light on a thermal process in magma that may help explain why similar volcanic systems can produce very different eruptive behaviours.

Satellites captured footage of an underwater volcano eruption in a part of the sea that remains largely a mystery.

Around 74,000 years ago, Earth experienced one of the most devastating volcanic events in its recent history. The Toba supereruption, centered in what is now Indonesia, blasted 672 cubic miles of ...

Hawaii's Kīlauea volcano shot out lava for the 49th time that we know of.

A volcanic eruption in Indonesia caused a global climate crisis, and it led to the publication of the world's first true ...

Over the last year and a half, the historic episodic eruption at the summit of Kilauea has had 49 episodes of lava ...

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active volcanoes Sally Sennert Did you know that there are between 40 and 50 volcanoes ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Thomas Mulligan examines the compelling geological evidence linking a catastrophic ancient volcanic event to the enduring ...

An eruption forecast is a probabilistic assessment of the likelihood and timing of volcanic activity. The forecast may also include information about the expected style of activity (Section 1.6), the ...