When you think of Iceland, the image of serene landscapes with sprawling glaciers and fiery volcanoes might come to mind. But ...

The town of Grindavik, located on the Reykjanes Peninsula, was largely evacuated a year ago when the volcano came to life ...

Key takeawaysA new UCLA-led study shows that the 2022 eruption of underwater volcano Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai did not warm ...

GRINDAVIK, Iceland – A volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula began erupting Tuesday morning. State media reported that the nearby town of Grindavik was evacuated. One of Iceland 's most popular ...

The plume diminished over the winter. Whether it will remain visible from afar this summer, or be stifled by water in the ...

In a shocking revelation, scientists have discovered thousands of giant eggs in an underwater volcano off the coast of ...

Before then, the volcano's most recent major eruptions were in 2016, 2014, 2007 and 2003. In the past, researchers also sighted ephemeral islands up to half a mile (1 km) wide being birthed by the ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is nearing a baker’s dozen with its latest eruptive episode producing lava fountains in the Halemaʻumaʻu crater. According to the US Geological Survey’s (USGS ...

The mantle transition zone (MTZ), which occurs 410–670 kilometers below Earth's surface, may store several oceans' worth of water. This water, which is carried to such depths by subducting tectonic ...

A rare 'lavanado' was spotted swirling over the fiery eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano. The wild scene caught on video captured the moment when hot gasses and dangerous lava were spun ...

Lahars or debris flows: This term describes a hot or cold slurry of water and rock fragments that rushes down a volcano’s slopes like “rivers of concrete,” according to the USGS. These often ...

Two kayakers paddled next to the erupting Kīlauea Volcano in Hawaii and even spotted lava rock smouldering in the water. However, they are not the first people to venture near the volcano when it ...