A series of earthquakes near Japan’s remote Tokara Islands over the past two weeks, along with a major eruption from a ...

Essentially, gas pistoning is a shallow, degassing-driven rise and fall of a lava surface. Often these pistons occur in ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii.

Japan is facing seismic unrest. Mount Shinmoedake erupted, spewing ash. This followed a 5.5-magnitude earthquake near the ...

My family stayed in Stromboli, an island off the north of Sicily. My kids loved playing with black sand and watching the ...

Stephanie Coral Browitt, the woman who suffered life-threatening burns and underwent eight amputations after a volcanic ...

Though flights to and from Bali have been impacted by the eruption, it’s still safe to visit Bali. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki is on the Indonesian island of Flores, which is one of the Lesser Sunda ...

RPI researchers were the first to ever collect data during an underwater eruption on the Mid Ocean Ridge System. They happened to be on site to gather data from hydrothermal vents.

Thomas Mulligan discusses how a mega volcano eruption could dramatically alter global climate and society this century.

Mount Lewotobi’s past eruptions have resulted in fatalities, such as in November 2024, when at least nine people were killed ...

The plight of a young Brazilian tourist who fell into an active volcano in Indonesia has raised questions about the dangers ...