Popocatépetl emerged in the crater of other volcanoes in its current form more than 20,000 years ago and has been active ...

The idea doesn’t come from science fiction anymore. It comes from limits repeatedly encountered in physics and computation.

A colossal Martian volcano defies everything we know about planetary geology. Hidden clues beneath its frozen summit hint at ...

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 ...

HAWAII — When I was a child, I was lucky enough to witness the eruption of the Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica. It's a moment I'll never forget and a stunning reminder of the wonders of the natural world ...

On Sunday, November 23, 2025, Hayli Gubbi, a volcano in Ethiopia's Afar Region, erupted for the first time in recorded history. Scientists think the last time this volcano blew was somewhere between ...

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 ...

The new research about the Black Death was published earlier this month Getty Scientists suggest in a new study that the Black Death may have been triggered by one or more volcanic eruptions The ...

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, ...

Ever wonder what it would look like to be engulfed in a lava fountain as you choke on volcanic ash and burn to death? No? Well, you’re wondering now, aren’t you? Don’t worry, what you’re about to see ...

The Black Death may have killed more than half of Europe's population within just a few years. Trionfo della Morte, attributed to Buonamico Buffalmacco, photographed in Pisa by Martin Bauch An ...

Watch as a camera placed on the south rim of the Halema‘uma‘u crater captures its own demise as the ongoing Kilauea volcano erupts shooting a hot lava fountain into the air, engulfing the camera in ...