When particles in volcanic ash cloud rub together, some pick up positive charge and others negative – now physicists have ...

When volcanic debris starts behaving like weather, a landscape can change in a single morning. At Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, Kīlauea’s latest summit episode left overlooks, roadside edges, ...

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 ...

Scientists discovered Hawaii’s deep mantle plume is splitting, which may create two future volcanic island chains.

Helgi Hjorleifsson, a firefighter, is a leader in a national experiment to steer rivers of lava away from important sites.

I n its latest eruption event, Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano sent a fountain of lava 540 meters (1,770 feet) up into the sky in what is a new record for this eruption, which began in December 2024. Some of ...

This image taken by NASA's Landsat 8 satellite captures lava, ash, and gases flowing from Mayon, the most active volcano in the Philippines, Mayon is ...

Scientists have documented that Yellowstone’s rare acidic Echinus geyser has resumed erupting after more than five years of inactivity. The return of one of the park’s few acid-driven geysers ...

Kilauea, an active volcano on the island of Hawai'i, erupted on March 10, sending over 1,000 feet of lava into the air.

Massive lava fountains at Hawaiʻi’s Kīlauea led officials to close portions of the park. Just a few months prior, another eruption sent debris and lava straight into an observation camera. Here's what ...

The Echinus Geyser is a hot spring located in Norris Geyser Basin at Yellowstone National Park, measuring around 660 feet ...

Scientists have identified an unusually subtle seismic signal that may quietly announce a volcano’s intentions long before an eruption begins. Tracked in real time over many years, this signal reveals ...