For more than a century, scientists have blamed Earth’s greatest mass extinctions on colossal volcanic eruptions that flooded the planet with lava and gas. A new study suggests that explanation is ...

Mount Etna in Italy is one of the most well-studied volcanoes in the world. It has been erupting for thousands of years, and scientists have been observing it closely for decades.

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Terrified tourists were seen scrambling for cover as they were pelted with lava from an exploding volcano in Guatemala. Hikers tried to avoid being struck by chunks of burning rocks after Volcán de ...

Terrified tourists were seen scrambling for cover as they were pelted with lava from an exploding volcano in Guatemala. Hikers tried to avoid being struck by chunks of burning rocks after Volcán de ...

Kilauea’s eruption led to a rare event, creating a vortex that sent rocks, dust, and ash flying. The volcano remains one of the world's most active. Coffee linked to significant new side effect, says ...

Footage released from United States Geological Survey captured a whirlwind, known in Hawaiian as a puahiohio, forming over Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on June 1. Scientists said heat rising from recent ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. For decades, astronomers and stargazers have been waiting ...

A photographer in Hawaii captured the moment a rainbow appeared during the Kilauea volcano’s most recent eruption on Monday. Donald Trump faces rebellion from Republicans in Congress: List of issues ...

A viral video of a meteor darting past an erupting Philippine volcano sent the internet into an alien frenzy after an unknown object was seen rising from the earth after impact — but a renowned ...

A meteor made an unlikely appearance near an active volcano in the Philippines on Monday, streaking the night sky with light. It happened around 10:30 p.m. local time on Monday near the Mayon Volcano ...