This false-color satellite photo from 2014 shows the immense heat emanating from lava lakes at the summits of a pair of ...

Other highlights: Clear views of the Cascade Range’s steep-sided stratovolcano Mount McLoughlin, heavily eroded shield volcano Union Peak and horn-peaked Mount Thielsen. Skinner also pointed out ...

A satellite image has captured the simultaneous eruptions of Africa’s most active volcanoes, Mount Nyamuragira and Mount Nyiragongo, located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Taken in 2014 by ...

Volcanic activity can seem remote from our everyday lives, but the United States is home to several volcanic giants that scientists monitor meticulously. These volcanoes hold the power to reshape ...

Volcanoes are among the most powerful forces in nature ... Seattle is located in proximity to Mount Rainier, a towering stratovolcano that is one of the most dangerous in the United States. Although ...

The last time I wrote an article here, it was to talk about Afar Region volcanoes, and I promised more to come. This is still a project that I have in mind, but that will have to wait a little ...

For a pilot, the first signs of flying into an ash cloud can include sudden darkness, fluctuating airspeed, and landing ...

A "zombie" volcano in Bolivia has been rumbling in its sleep — despite being dormant for hundreds of thousands of years — and scientists now think they know why. Uturuncu, located in the Andes ...