The discoveries challenge the popular image of Yellowstone as a ticking time bomb with a single massive underground pool of molten rock.

The discoveries challenge the popular image of Yellowstone as a ticking time bomb with a single massive underground pool of molten rock.

Magma movement between Santorini and Kolumbo volcanoes triggered the 2025 earthquake swarm, highlighting complex volcanic ...

Good news! Scientists say the next time the supervolcano in Yellowstone erupts, it won't be a humanity-ended explosion. Instead, it's likely to be a massive lava flow of superheated ooze. Whenever it ...

A live camera at Hawaiʻi’s Kīlauea volcano captured a rare sight this week — a swirling “volnado” forming next to a fountain of lava, the latest dramatic reminder of the mountain’s restless nature.

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK – Something unusual was spotted swirling within the crater of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano during the most recent eruptive episode on Tuesday. "We know you’ve heard of a ...

One of the topics I will often feature in this column is volcanic activity. Last week marked the 142nd anniversary of the massive eruption of Krakatoa. This explosion was one of the most powerful ...

For more than 300 years, Mount Fuji has quietly loomed over Tokyo, but an eruption could, apparently, strike at any moment. In honor of Volcanic Disaster Preparedness Day on August 26, Japanese ...

Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. The past eight months have provided the Island of Hawaiʻi ...

On August 22, 2025, Kilauea resumed its eruption by sending an arc of lava 100 feet into the air, marking a significant display of molten rock from the summit crater. According to reports, the ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano resumed erupting Friday by shooting an arc of lava 100 feet into the air and across a section of its summit crater floor. It was Kilauea's 31st display of molten rock since ...

Aso Caldera, measuring an impressive 15 miles (24 kilometers) across, sits as a defining feature of Japan’s Kyushu Island. This vast volcanic bowl was formed by four major pyroclastic eruptions that ...