Episode 35 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu Crater eruption within the summit caldera of Kīlauea volcano on the Big Island began at about 8:05 p.m. Oct. 17, and it wasted little time revving up to put on ...

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists said episode 35 of the ongoing Halemaumau eruption ended abruptly today at 3:32 a.m. after 7.5 hours of continuous lava fountaining. The south vent stopped ...

Discover the unique wildlife of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, from the nēnē goose and colorful honeycreepers to sea ...

As Iceland waits in trepidation for the looming volcanic eruption, we take a look at some of the biggest volcanic eruptions in the last decade: 2022: Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai Located in the southern ...

Etna, Europe's largest active volcano, is monitored closely due to its proximity to the city of Catania and several other ...

Olympus Mons, a shield volcano on Mars, is the largest volcano in the solar system, measuring approximately 370 miles in diameter and 26 kilometers in height. The formation of Olympus Mons and three ...

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported at 9:13 a.m. that a magnitude-4.2 earthquake rattled the Big Island and beyond about 45 minutes earlier at 8:26 a.m. Sunday morning (Oct. 19). It struck 11 miles ...

Visitors described the scene with no fee collection or rangers present at the entrance: “It was a circus. There were a ton of ...

Cameras from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) on Thursday (October 16) captured Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupting ...

Nearly 600 years ago, a massive volcanic eruption sent clouds of sulfurous gas and ash high into the atmosphere. The blast ...