POPOCATÉPETL VOLCANO, Mexico -- In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano, one of the world's most active and whose eruption could affect millions ...

This year, the Earth’s core put on a show unlike any other, with volcanic eruptions that dazzled observers from every continent. Some of these eruptions were so breathtaking they left viewers ...

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported that Episode 39 of the ongoing Kilauea volcano eruption commenced on Tuesday at 8:20 p.m. marking the first anniversary of the eruption that began at 2:20 a.m ...

Volcanic eruptions usually affect land and oceans. In rare cases, they reach much higher, altering the atmosphere itself. When that happens, temperatures shift, air chemistry changes, and global air ...

In the ever-volatile landscape of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, moments of serene beauty can sometimes emerge amidst the fury of eruption. A recent photograph has captured one such moment, where nature’s ...

Volcanoes have long been seen as both destructive forces and creators of new worlds. Their eruptions have the power to change landscapes, alter climates, and influence human history in profound ways.

PURACE, Colombia — Oliverio Quira often goes to check on his cattle on a plot of land he owns less than a mile from the Purace volcano in southwestern Colombia. There he sits and watches the billowing ...

Volcanoes have always held an incredible power capable of shaping the course of human history. Around 1,600 B.C.E., an explosion on the Greek island of Santorini likely wiped out Europe’s first ...

A 1956 eruption collapsed much of the Bezymianny volcano in Kamchatka, Russia, but frequent eruptions since — including a large event in November — means it has now almost completely regrown. When you ...

Hawaii Island's Kilauea volcano began erupting on Sunday, Nov. 9, drawing in hordes of visitors to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park eager to witness the natural spectacle. As one of the world's most ...

An active underwater volcano off the Oregon Coast that was predicted to erupt in 2025 is now expected to erupt mid-to-late 2026. The Axial Seamount volcano is located nearly a mile beneath the sea, ...

The Black Death was the most devastating pandemic to ravage Europe, killing up to half of the continent’s population between 1348 and 1349. It is widely accepted that the disease was caused by the ...