Waimea Bay continues to evolve. El Niño conditions in 1969 and 1983, for example, triggered massive winter swells that ...

Discover the world’s most active volcanoes, from Hawaii to Italy, and learn their history, impact, and significance.

From Hawaiian Volcano Observatory livestreaming V2cam, a plume-like fountain erupted from the north vent during Episode 24 on ...

Let’s image the simplest, most boring volcano possible. It consists of a magma balloon fed by a straw. The ground is perfectly flat above the balloon. Magma comes up the straw at a constant ...

When it last awoke in 2014, Bardarbunga produced Iceland’s biggest eruption in more than 200 years, spewing out fountains of lava hundreds of feet high. Scientists in Iceland have their eyes on this ...

From the fiery lava fountains of Hawaiʻi’s Kīlauea volcano to the dramatic eruption of the Reykjanes Peninsula Fissure ...

But the biggest story of the year was the Big Island’s active volcano, Kīlauea, that has been putting on a show for a year ...

After the smoke cleared from ringing in the new year, the shocking news emerged that one celebration had turned deadly when a ...

Two persons were seen walking dangerously close to Kilauea's erupting lava fountains, as seen in footage captured by a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) webcam on Tuesday (December 23), sparking safety ...

Huge lava fountains and plumes of ash were seen being sent high into the night sky over the weekend. Find out more here.

If the theory is proven correct, the consequences could be enormous, spelling a much more risky, explosive future.

Learn more about Mount Etna’s most recent eruption and why 2025 had a series of activity that fascinated researchers.