From Vesuvius to Laki, we've seen some monstrous eruptions of volcanoes throughout history. Most of these volcanoes are ...

In a new study about the potential origins of the Black Death, scientists suggested that one or more volcanic eruptions that ...

The eruption lasted for just over 12 hours. Kīlauea spewed more than 3 billion gallons (16 million cubic yards) of lava during this event—enough to fill 25,000 Olympic swimming pools. The eruptive ...

Video. Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has entered a new eruptive episode, sending lava fountains into the air while remaining ...

Clues contained in tree rings have identified mid-14th-century volcanic activity as the first domino to fall in a sequence ...

Another spectacular eruption at one of the most active volcanoes in the world has destroyed the camera volcanologists use to ...

A major volcanic cataclysm may have been ultimately responsible for the spread of the Black Death across Europe in the 1340s.

Tephra formed by lava fountains during the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption has created a new puʻu, or hill, southwest of ...

A North Allegheny graduate is participating in an effort at the University of Rhode Island aimed at predicting volcanic ...

Update at 7:58 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025: The latest National Weather Service radar data indicate that volcanic ash from ...

The Ethiopian volcanic eruption is a warning that another similar event, or even a bigger one, is right around the corner. While experts watch only a few active volcanoes, a silent one that nobody is ...

HAWAII — On the Big Island of Hawaii, the Kilauea volcano has been erupting intermittently since Tuesday. According to the ...