Volcanoes are nature's most dramatic rocks, and while their eruptions can be awe-inspiring, they also pose serious threats to ...

The Cleveland Volcano, located near the middle of Alaska's Aleutian Islands chain, has had its warning status bumped up after scientists observed a lava dome building Tuesday. Scientists had warned ...

Let’s take a look at 10 trails that trace those forces—but remember, some of these magmatic marvels are merely napping. It’s ...

1 /2 VIDEO COURTESY USGS A live web cam view of the Kilauea eruption. COURTESY USGS A screenshot from this live web cam shows Episode 29 of the Kilauea eruption from the south rim of the crater. 2 /2 ...

Precursory low-level activity for episode 35 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption increased on Thursday morning, Oct. 16, 2025, with a series of lava overflows and drainbacks occurring from the south ...

This story originally appeared in the Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008 edition of the. The Lassen Peak Hike is listed as strenuous by ...

MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. -- Part of the lava dome in Mount St. Helens' crater has risen 10 to 30 feet in the past day, on top of 250 feet in the past week, U.S. Geological Survey scientists said Friday ...

Southern California has many treasures, but believe it or not, nothing like this hidden gem. When most of us think of volcanoes, we think of molten lava spewing up from the earth and melting ...

Lava is molten rock from a volcano that reaches the Earth’s surface. Liquid rock below the Earth’s surface is referred to as magma. More than 50% of the world’s active volcanoes above sea level ...

Scientists said “episode 18” of Kilauea Volcano’s ongoing eruption restarted at 7:45 a.m. Sunday with lava flows 6 to 10 feet high from the south vent. The lava flow resumed about a half-mile across ...

Volcanology encompasses the study of volcanoes, the dynamics of magma ascent, and the mechanisms underlying diverse eruptive phenomena—from effusive lava flows to explosive events. Recent research has ...