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A recent study reveals that the Poás volcano has changed its eruption pattern, redefining the global ash-related risk map.

Will Yellowstone erupt or are we blowing things out of proportion? We may have underestimated Yellowstone’s potential to blow ...

Volcanoes are Earth’s geologic architects. They’ve created more than 80 percent of our planet’s surface, laying the foundation that has allowed life to thrive. Their explosive force crafts mountains ...

A team of geologists have developed a new method to detect when a volcano may be about to erupt, giving at least eight hours ...

Understanding what triggers large volcanic eruptions is crucial for hazard assessment, but the exact mechanism driving these eruptions is still poorly understood. The prevailing theory is that ...

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active volcanoes Sally Sennert Did you know that there are between 40 and 50 volcanoes ...

BEIJING, April 10 (Xinhua) -- A new study led by Chinese scientists, published Friday in the journal Science, has uncovered the hidden forces behind the creation of North America's Yellowstone supervo ...

The Black Death — one of the deadliest pandemics in human history, estimated to have killed up to half of Europe’s population — might have been set in motion by a volcanic eruption, a new study ...

As a third storm hit the islands, lava fountaining at Kīlauea set off episode 44 at 11:10 a.m. on Thursday, April 9.