A supervolcano that once shook the Earth is quietly recharging—and scientists are finally seeing how it happens. Scientists ...

Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. This photo shows the gap between the south (left) and ...

Learn how one of Earth’s most powerful volcanoes, Japan’s Kikai caldera, is refilling with magma from below.

PAHOA, Hawaii – Lava oozing out of cracks for two weeks in rural Hawaii neighborhoods took on new characteristics as fresher magma mixed with decades-old magma, sending a flow toward the ocean ...

A volcanic formation known as Pele’s hair is produced when air-filled magma is stretched, according to a new study by a team ...

Volcanos are releasing ash and smoke into the atmosphere on three continents. That might be making you think back to your elementary school science class when you probably studied volcanoes and lava.

Where is the magma surfacing at Mauna Loa coming from? The magma that comes out of Mauna Loa comes from a series of magma chambers found between about 1 and 25 miles (2 and 40 km) below the surface.

Kīlauea, one of the most active volcanoes in Hawaii, had a series of violent steam explosions in 1924, and scientists discovered the cause.

In A Nutshell Japan’s Kikai Caldera, which produced probably the largest eruption of the past 10,000 years, appears to be ...

Astronomers have discovered a strange new world just 35 light-years from Earth – one permanently covered in a vast ocean of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) -- Lava oozing out of cracks for two weeks in rural Hawaii neighborhoods took on new characteristics as fresher ...