So. It’s December 31, and that means one thing: that the world – and specifically, Axial Seamount, the volcano lying on the ...

If the theory is proven correct, the consequences could be enormous, spelling a much more risky, explosive future.

Data from Axial, the most-monitored underwater volcano, are helping geophysicists hone eruption predictions. For Axial, 2026 ...

Kīlauea has been erupting episodically since Dec. 23, 2024, primarily from two vents (north and south) in Halema‘uma‘u.

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted again, marking the one-year anniversary of a continuous on-off volcano eruption. More than 1 ...

1959 Kīlauea Iki eruption: It happened in the crater just north of the volcano’s caldera, lasting only about a month with 17 ...

From the fiery lava fountains of Hawaiʻi’s Kīlauea volcano to the dramatic eruption of the Reykjanes Peninsula Fissure Eruption in Iceland, 2025 was filled with plenty of volcanic activity. Here are ...

However, new evidence suggests an extraordinary natural event may have indirectly played a significant role in this collapse: ...

This story was updated on Dec. 24, 2025. A year ago on Dec. 23, 2024, one of the world’s most active volcanoes awoke.   That ...

Scientists from Mexico’s National Autonomous University have created the first three-dimensional image of the Popocatépetl ...

One notable incident came on May 22, 1919, when a barrage of eruptive activity caused a 1,000-kilogram (2,205-pound) block of ...

A big, messy surprise greeted Yellowstone National Park early Saturday morning, just as winter officially began. At around ...