Scientists have shed light on a thermal process in magma that may help explain why similar volcanic systems can produce very ...

Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai’s eruption in January 2022 was among the most violent volcanic eruptions of the modern era. New ...

A volcano that erupted after being asleep for more than 100,000 years is leading more volcanologists to say we must redefine ...

The plumbing systems of volcanoes are vast and complex. But they aren't consistent, even in the same volcano. A Cornell-led ...

An underwater volcano violently erupted in the South Pacific in 2022. The chemical reaction that happened afterwards could ...

The South Pacific blast may have consumed its own methane — but using this idea against the greenhouse gas is controversial.

Japan is stepping up its volcano research that trails far behind its advanced studies on earthquakes despite being home to ...

The Hunga-Tonga Ha'apai plume, imaged by the Japanese Meteorological Agency's Himawari-8 weather satellite. (Simon Proud/Uni Oxford, RALSpace NCEO/Japan Meteorological Agency) A cataclysmic volcanic ...

Predicting volcanic eruptions before they occur is valuable for obvious reasons. The earlier scientists detect signs of an imminent eruption, the more time people will have to evacuate potentially ...

A colossal underwater volcano in the South Pacific may have revealed a surprising new weapon against climate change. After the 2022 eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai, scientists detected enormous ...

Large raindrops began falling like sleet on the evening of May 29 near the Kagoshima prefectural office, creating thick, dark ...