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

For centuries, Mount Taftan has been considered dormant volcano, a quiet sentinel in the Makran region of southeastern Iran. But recent satellite data shows subtle signs of swelling at its summit, ...

After more than four decades of silence, a long-dormant volcano is showing unsettling new signs of activity that have scientists watching closely. Researchers have detected rising temperatures, ...

A video from a school in Pakistan has spread rapidly on social media, showing a student explaining his ‘model of Qayamat’, the Day of Judgment. Instead of presenting a science or technology model, the ...

Few natural wonders are as breathtakingly surreal as the electric blue flames dancing across Indonesia's Kawah Ijen volcano. Unlike the familiar red-orange glow of molten lava, this volcano gives off ...

POPOCATÉPETL VOLCANO, Mexico (AP) — In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano, one of the world’s most active and whose eruption could affect ...

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 ...