Though its last eruption was a century ago, California's Lassen Peak is the centerpiece of a volcanic panorama.

Episode 30 marked the most significant change in the current eruption. It began, as usual, with lava overflowing from the ...

Axial is the world’s most extensively studied undersea volcano because more than 660 miles of undersea cables crisscross it, ...

WashU planetary scientists Paul Byrne and Rebecca Hahn want you to use their new map of 85,000 volcanoes on Venus to help locate the next active lava flow. Their study was posted online ahead of ...

An underwater volcano off the coast of Oregon is gearing up for an eruption, according to scientists who are monitoring for activity.

When most people think of volcanoes, they tend to think of giant clouds of ash and fire, but it turns out that most volcanoes ...

Water is a key ingredient in all volcanoes. At Kīlauea, water has a significant impact on the explosivity of the eruptions, ...

Kīlauea has been erupting episodically within the summit caldera since Dec. 23, 2024. Episode 30 of the ongoing eruption ...

Mount Lassen, in the southern Cascades, erupted on May 22, 1915, 65 years almost to the day before Mount St. Helens. Also known as Lassen Peak, the mountain is the southernmost active volcano in ...