A team of geologists have developed a new method to detect when a volcano may be about to erupt, giving at least eight hours for locals to evacuate.

Scientists reveal a hidden magma and fluid system beneath Ebeko volcano, explaining how quiet surfaces can lead to sudden ...

Miles beneath a giant oval-shaped crater punctured in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, is a hotbed stirring with restless, agitated magma. It is one of the most aggressive supervolcanoes in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People watch the surf on the coast of Central Oregon. The Axial Seamount, an underwater volcano 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, ...

A new detection method called “Jerk” could dramatically improve how scientists forecast volcanic eruptions. By using a single broadband seismometer, the system can detect extremely subtle ground ...

LOS ANGELES — A mysterious and highly active undersea volcano off the Pacific Coast could erupt by the end of this year, scientists say. Nearly a mile deep and about 700 miles northwest of San ...

Although researchers did predict the Axial Seamount would erupt in 2025, people on the Pacific coast shouldn't worry about its impact. Axial's eruptions are akin to the ones in Hawaii in which runny ...

The explosiveness of a volcanic eruption depends on how many gas bubbles form in the magma – and when. Until now, it was thought that gas bubbles were formed primarily when the ambient pressure ...

There are currently no active volcanoes in New England, but they did once exist in the region and they created some of the landforms you can see today. The Ossipee Mountains are an example of a “ring ...

Imagine waking up one morning to news that a massive volcanic eruption has shaken a remote region with absolutely no advance notice. This isn't science fiction. It's happening right now around the ...