Our planet’s first known mass extinction happened about 440 million years ago. Species diversity on Earth had been increasing ...

Authorities in Iceland were forced by a new volcanic eruption to evacuate dozens of homes and shut down the hugely popular Blue Lagoon tourist attraction.

Japanese authorities have issued guidance on how the public should respond if the famous Mount Fuji volcano, near Tokyo, were ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has erupted again, sending lava fountains soaring up to 1,000 feet in a breathtaking display.

Colli Albani, an Italian volcano, has experienced major eruptions thousands of years ago that don’t fit with current models. Using 3D imaging, a team from UNIGE has unraveled this phenomenon, paving ...

Hawaii’s most active volcano has resumed erupting after a weeklong pause, sending fountains of lava hundreds of feet into the ...

Japan's Meteorological Agency says Japanese coasts will not see any tsunami possibly triggered by a large volcanic eruption ...

Japan has scores of active volcanoes and sits on the so-called Pacific "Ring of Fire" where a large proportion of the world's earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are recorded.

Thursday night's large eruption of the volcano in East Nusa Tenggara province followed dozens of smaller ones since March 13, the national geological agency said in a statement. Sign up here.

The Japanese government has issued a contingency plan for a potential Mount Fuji eruption, to help the public prepare for the ...

POMPEII, Italy – In a city buried under feet of ash and debris from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius ... works were about 100 years old when the volcano erupted. "Both the frieze in the House ...

Large fountains reached heights up to 215 metres on Thursday morning, the USGS’ Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said ...