Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have no fear: this won't happen in New England any time soon as there are currently no active volcanoes in the region. But ...

Researchers have come up with a new explanation for the origins of Mount Etna, which remains Europe’s most active volcano ...

On June 11, the 1,000-plus-foot lava blasts of Kīlauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, nearly lured one visitor to his death. A 30-year-old Boston man fell 30 feet from a steep cliff after ...

Although volcanic eruptions are spectacular natural events that occur around the world every day, most volcanoes spend the majority of their time not erupting. To accurately forecast volcanic activity ...

In a spectacular show of nature’s strength, Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, erupted on June 2, cloaking Sicily in a plume of ash and gas. And while the latest eruption didn’t prompt ...

A powerful volcanic eruption on Earth is now shaping how scientists search for active volcanoes on Venus, offering a breakthrough method to interpret alien lava flows. The findings, set to appear in ...

Some cities just happen to exist uncomfortably close to volcanoes. That kind of proximity affects routines, infrastructure, and how people think about risk. Scientists surveil shifting ground and ...