This makes Etna an enigma. Despite its long historical record – plus extensive monitoring and research in modern times – no ...

New research suggests Mount Etna forms from deep mantle magma pockets, possibly classifying it as a rare “petit-spot” volcano ...

Most volcanoes form at the boundaries of Earth's tectonic plates, which are huge slabs of crust and upper mantle that fit together like puzzle pieces. Think of these plates as massive rafts floating ...

This week, the Mount Agung volcano on the island of Bali in Indonesia erupted for the first time in more than 50 years. Residents are fleeing to neighbouring islands, tourists are scrambling to find ...

Mount Etna draws magma from a deep reservoir 50 miles underground, reshaping how scientists understand its eruptions and ...

Will Yellowstone erupt or are we blowing things out of proportion? We may have underestimated Yellowstone’s potential to blow ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. How and if a volcano explodes depends on how and when bubbles of ...

HONOLULU--One of the most active volcanos on Earth is erupting on Hawaii’s Big Island. Officials with the U.S. Geological ...

For more than 100,000 years, the Methana volcano in Greece appeared dormant. No lava, no explosions, no ash clouds. It ...

Japan’s most active volcano erupted on Saturday afternoon, sending an ash plume 3.4km into the sky, grounding flights and ...