The explosiveness of a volcanic eruption depends on how many gas bubbles form in the magma—and when. Until now, it was thought that gas bubbles were formed primarily when the ambient pressure dropped ...

KILAUEA VOLCANO, Hawaii -- A Utah tourist captured video of an exploding volcano in Hawaii that sent molten lava and rocks flying through the air. Diane Ririe, who was visiting her parents in ...

Scientists have uncovered a long-missing piece of the volcanic puzzle: rising magma doesn’t just form explosive gas bubbles when pressure drops—it can do so simply by being sheared and “kneaded” ...

Catania Airport, used by thousands of Irish holidaymakers a year, has had to cancel all incoming flights due to safety fears, ...

The volcano on Indonesia's Halmahera Island routinely ejects ash, volcanic gases, and volcanic bombs. In May 2026, the Global Volcanism Program reported nine actively erupting volcanoes in ...

A funnel cloud of spinning ash was caught on camera over the weekend, whirling around an eruption from the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii. Kilauea, located in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, experienced a ...

Volcanoes are among the most powerful and captivating natural forces on Earth, continually reshaping landscapes and influencing both weather and climate patterns. Their eruptions can dramatically ...

Stunning new footage shows a bright-green "fireball" meteor exploding in the skies over an erupting volcano in the Philippines. Initial reports suggested that the falling space rock may have struck ...

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