Image via Shutterstock Scientists fear that a North American volcano may soon erupt. It would be the first time that it has ...

Mount Spurr, a volcano in Alaska, is showing signs of elevated unrest, with scientists warning that it could erupt in a ...

The Alaska Volcano Observatory said signs indicated a Mount Spurr eruption was likely, though not certain, in the weeks or ...

The most recent eruption episode of Hawaii’s most active volcano has ended after sending fountains of lava hundreds of feet ...

The eruption started overnight. There is no immediate report of casualties. The 12,300-foot (3,763-meter) high volcano is one of the most active in Central America. It last erupted in June 2023. The ...

While the idea of approaching an active volcano might sound daunting, there are ways to safely do so. Central America offers several you can view on a hike.

The tallest volcano in Europe, Italy's Mount Etna, and the world's most active volcano, Kilauea in Hawaii, erupting again.

Mount Spurr, located about 75 miles West of Anchorage, has been acting up in recent weeks, prompting officials at the U.S. Geological Survey and Alaska Volcano Observatory to issue a yellow alert.

Scientists have long been puzzled by volcanoes that erupt far from the edges of tectonic plates—known as intraplate volcanoes ...

Yellowstone National Park, the Hawaiian Islands, and American Samoa are all landscapes formed by hotspot volcanoes. Hotspots are also found in Iceland, in the Afar region of Africa, and under the ...

Guatemalan authorities evacuated around a thousand people on Monday after Central America's most active volcano erupted, ...

Guatemalan authorities evacuated around 1,000 people Monday after Central America’s most active volcano erupted, spewing lava ...