After months of uncertainty, a sudden volcanic eruption overnight in Iceland saw jets of lava shoot into the air as a massive fissure opened in the earth. The authorities have swung into action, with ...

A volcano erupted in southwestern Iceland for the second time in a few weeks on Sunday, sending lava spewing toward a nearby town. The eruption, which occurred just before 8 a.m. UTC (2 a.m. ET) on ...

The detailed archive will provide interesting insights into Antarctica's ice dynamics and weather patterns.

The production of maps to track the progress of ongoing eruptions has long been part of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory mission to inform the public about volcanic hazards in Hawaii. The methods ...

Intrigued by reports of recent volcanic eruptions on Venus? WashU planetary scientists Paul Byrne and Rebecca Hahn want you to use their new map of 85,000 volcanoes on Venus to help locate the next ...

Aerial view of Crater Lake in Oregon, a collapse caldera formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in the past 8,000 years. A detailed survey of the volcanic deposits found offshore Japan ...

Kīlauea summit region has been remarkably quiet, from an earthquake standpoint, since the current eruption began on the night ...

Iceland is on the verge of a significant volcanic eruption in the coming days, which has led to thousands of residents being evacuated from their homes since this weekend as thousands of small ...