After a year of explosive episodes, the summit continues inflating with fountaining possible as early as Wednesday.

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Rhode Island department store, Ann & Hope, which helped lay the groundwork for retail giants Kmart and Walmart, was founded ...

Hayli Gubbi in Ethiopia has been dormant for all of recorded history. A long-dormant volcano has just erupted for the first time in recorded history. The Hayli Gubbi volcano in northern Ethiopia's ...

A long-quiet volcano in Ethiopia spewed ash nine miles into the sky on Sunday, marking the first known major eruption from this volcano for more than 12,000 years. Under-studied and situated in ...

The U.S. Embassy in Japan warns travelers about increased eruptions at Sakurajima volcano. "Do not enter the restricted 2 km radius around the Minamidake crater," the alert states. Travelers should ...