An international assessment report has been released to provide definitive statements on the atmospheric impacts from a huge volcanic eruption in 2022. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

A mysterious spike of platinum buried deep in Greenland’s ice has long fueled theories of a catastrophic comet or asteroid strike 12,800 years ago—possibly triggering a sudden return to icy conditions ...

Kīlauea has erupted episodically within the summit caldera since Dec. 23, 2024. Episode 43 lava fountaining happened for just ...

A massive volcanic eruption can cool the planet within months. What happens next may take centuries. Currently, this potential consequence is a large part of current research being conducted on the ...

Hawaii Island’s Kīlauea Volcano erupted for the 43rd time on March 10, issuing a rare Ashfall Warning. This isn't the first ...

Effusive eruption at Mayon Volcano continues for the 63rd consecutive day on Monday (March 9, 2026) but there is nothing ...

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active volcanoes Sally Sennert Did you know that there are between 40 and 50 volcanoes ...

Volcanoes that blast gases high into the atmosphere not only change global temperatures but also influence flooding in unusual ways, Princeton researchers have found. In an August 26 article in the ...

If you were lucky 74,000 years ago, you would have survived the Toba supereruption, one of the largest catastrophic events that Earth has seen in the past 2.5 million years. While the volcano is ...