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

A volcanic eruption restarted in Iceland, with lava flow threatening the already severely damaged fishing town Grindavik.

After suspecting the presence of a series of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, researchers have now mapped out the ...

Scientists in Iceland have warned that a volcanic eruption could soon happen on the island. Since late October 2023, there's been an increase in earthquake activity in the region around Reykjavik ...

Mud volcanoes often exhibit calderas, which are large circular depressions at their summit. Detailed mapping around the Caspian Sea suggests that caldera-forming mud volcanoes are dynamically ...

A thin coat of gray mud confirmed the vent was new, according to a recent online post by scientists with the Yellowstone ...

Igneous rocks form when magma cools underground or erupts at the surface as lava. The magma rises into the Earth’s crust, where it can get trapped underground or erupt from volcanoes as molten lava.

LONDON (AP) — A volcano began erupting in southwestern Iceland on Tuesday, just hours after authorities evacuated a nearby community and a geothermal spa, one of Iceland’s biggest tourist ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has erupted again, sending lava fountains soaring up to 1,000 feet in a breathtaking display.

If the eruptions continue, the volcano grows large enough to break the ocean surface, forming a volcanic island. Related: Undersea volcano off Oregon coast could erupt this year, geologists predict ...

Venus, however, is a different story. Its crust is thicker—anywhere from 30 to 90 kilometers—and its surface is extremely hot ...

Last week, officials announced that a volcano 80 miles west of Anchorage is "likely" to erupt within the next few weeks or months. That could send ash into the air for hundreds of miles.