Volcanic eruptions are perhaps nature's most terrifying display of power. Catastrophic eruptions of volcanoes like Mount Vesuvius, Krakatoa, and Mount St. Helens have gone down as some of the most ...

In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano, one of the world's most active and whose eruption could affect millions of people. Its mission: figure ...

For the first time in roughly 12,000 years, a long‑quiet volcano in Ethiopia has roared back to life, sending fountains of lava and towering ash into the sky and jolting one of the world’s most ...

Scientists have mapped what are essentially the bones, blood vessels and nervous system of a "zombie volcano" to develop a comprehensive look inside. The Bolivian volcano Uturuncu hasn't erupted for ...