Millions of people around the world live near one of the roughly 1,500 active volcanoes on Earth—from Italy’s Campi Flegrei to Indonesia’s Merapi to the United States’ Mount Rainier.

The moon is hostile. A newly found cave could be a lifesaver. Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io has been erupting for billions of years Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io has been erupting for billions of ...

This story appears in the May 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine ... before the top 1,300 feet of the volcano—more than three billion cubic yards of mud, ash, and melting snow ...

Climbing, she says, allows for an “exploration of your body, of your limits, of the possibilities that you have.” She’s working to ensure people with disabilities have the chance to experience it.

Tupungato Volcano Expedition The 2021 National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Tupungato Volcano Expedition, in collaboration with the Government of Chile, explored a critical water tower in ...

it was on the condition that National Geographic not reveal its precise whereabouts, except to say that it was created by Hualalai, the island’s third most historically active volcano ...

The Ring of Fire is home to 75% of the world's volcanoes and 90% of its earthquakes. 2 min read The Ring of Fire is a roughly 25,000-mile chain of volcanoes and seismically active sites that ...

Photographer and National Geographic Explorer Rena Effendi learned ... How to get front-row seats to an active volcano in Guatemala How to get front-row seats to an active volcano in Guatemala ...