Volcanoes can behave in strikingly different ways, even when they appear nearly identical. Some release slow, steady lava ...

LONDON (AP) — Scientists anticipated the eruption of a volcano in southwestern Iceland for weeks, so when it happened on Monday night, it was no surprise. The region had been active for more than two ...

A massive volcanic eruption can cool the planet within months. What happens next may take centuries. Currently, this potential consequence is a large part of current research being conducted on the ...

A research group in Japan has suggested that ash released from volcanic eruptions on Nishinoshima Island—part of Japan's Ogasawara Islands—led to a temporary surge in phytoplankton levels in the ...

Kanlaon Volcano had a 'moderately explosive' eruption on Thursday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and ...

Volcanic forcing represents a powerful natural driver of Earth’s climate system through the injection of sulphate aerosols and ash into the stratosphere. These aerosols increase planetary albedo, ...

The next global volcanic disaster is more likely to come from volcanoes that appear dormant and are barely monitored than from the likes of famous volcanoes such as Etna in Sicily or Yellowstone in ...

Nishinoshima Island, located in the Ogasawara Islands of Japan, is home to an active volcano. Ash from volcanic eruptions there in 2020 could have led to a temporary surge in phytoplankton levels in ...