Dozens of people have died, hundreds are missing and many more homes were destroyed after separate volcanic eruptions in ...

A new detection method called “Jerk” could dramatically improve how scientists forecast volcanic eruptions. By using a single broadband seismometer, the system can detect extremely subtle ground ...

The fragile-looking filaments of cooled lava known as Pele’s hair can form when pockets of bubble-rich lava pull apart rapidly, experiments suggest. Among all the ways that molten rock can solidify ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. How and if a volcano explodes depends on how and when bubbles of ...

A Martian volcano once thought to be the result of a single eruption turns out to have a much more complex past. Orbital imaging and mineral data show it developed through multiple eruptive phases, ...

A major discovery beneath Yellowstone National Park has revealed a magma cap located nearly 2.4 miles below the surface, which could help prevent a massive volcanic eruption. Using advanced seismic ...

Hawaii Island's Kilauea volcano erupted on March 10, spewing rock fragments and closing nearby highways.