University of Birmingham volcanologist Mike Cassidy argued that the biggest danger could come, not from Yellowstone and Mount Etna, but from hidden volcanoes that appear dormant and are barely ...

The United States leads the globe with 165 Holocene volcanoes, followed by Japan and Russia. These nations, situated along tectonic plate boundaries, host numerous active volcanic sites. Ongoing ...

Nicknamed the “lighthouse of the Mediterranean” for its steady towering glow, Stromboli is one of seven volcanic islands that make up the Aeolian archipelago off Sicily’s northern coast. Barely a ...

Can using explosives to divert volcanic destruction actually work? The first try in Hawaii set the stage for more attempts, but conditions for success are extremely rare. An aerial view shows a bomb ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS could be covered in erupting "ice volcanoes," new observations suggest. Researchers found evidence that as the comet approached the sun, a series of cryovolcanoes ...

Volcanoes are openings in Earth's crust through which hot lava, ash, and gases escape. They shape landscapes and affect human life. Some stay quiet for centuries, while others erupt suddenly. Recently ...

Similarly, some of the world’s most widely studied sleeping giants include Mount Fuji, Mount Rainier, and The Three Sisters in the United States. Although these volcanoes have been quiet for hundreds ...