The most active volcano in Hawaii has seen the number of earthquakes at its summit double over the past week, according to ...

A crowdsourced survey reveals how the sounds of the explosive event travelled around the world, and showcase the importance ...

The erupting crater may soon collapse, and "if this happens, lava could change direction," the Icelandic Meteorological ...

This story appears in the April 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. When? This is the question that has brought two of the world's leading volcano scientists to the center of Africa; it's ...

Taal Volcano shook nearby homes when it spewed a large column of gas and smoke during its latest eruption in the Philippines.

A volcano near Iceland’s capital erupted on Wednesday night, becoming the seventh such event in the area since December. The ...

This striking satellite image shows the snow-capped peak of a "sacred" volcano in New Zealand, poking through an eerily circular forest containing thousands of warped, goblin-like trees.

INCREDIBLE camera footage caught the moment an active mud volcano exploded and spewed a fiery column of lava in a rare show. Terrified locals were heard screaming and shouting after an eerie ring ...

The hardened black lava seems to stretch forever down the slopes of the Tajogaite volcano. Locals call it “malpais,” or badlands, and it’s hard to imagine anything ever lived on this alien ...

The La Soufrière volcano first erupted on Friday, blanketing the island in a layer of ash and forcing more than 16,000 people to evacuate their homes. Smaller explosions continued over the ...

Officials in Indonesia have issued the highest alert for a volcano that continues to unleash columns of hot clouds of ash into the sky. As of Friday, Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano ...

The ash cloud produced by the eruption of a sub-glacial volcano in Iceland brought chaos to the European air industry between 14 and 21 April. Since then, disruption to flights has continued ...