One mile beneath the Pacific Ocean, off Oregon's coast, scientists have installed 660 miles of fiber-optic cables and 140 ...

When individuals hear volcanoes, they tend to envision blazing eruptions blasting into the air. However, volcanoes can also collapse sideways, with their sides, or flanks, collapsing. Such a collapse ...

A new 3-D model of a volcanic explosion, based on the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, could help researchers understand some of the mysteries of volcanic blasts. The model could enhance scientists' ...

The volcanoes of Venus are still active today, with at least 37 areas showing recent activity, a new 3D model reveals. This simulation from the University of Maryland and the Institute of Geophysics ...

Some 66 million years ago, the world was dominated by dinosaurs, and then suddenly, it wasn't. The scientific consensus is that a catastrophic asteroid impact ended the Cretaceous era when it wiped ...

Buenos Aires: School science fair volcano experiment goes horribly wrong, injuring 17 A volcano model - packed with powdered sulfur, charcoal, and what investigators called a “special salt” that ...

These ghostly hoops have been spotted above volcanic events around the world. But how they form has long been a mystery.

Live on the East Coast? Thinking of escaping to a warm Caribbean island right now? You might want to check a new, open access database of the world's deadliest volcanoes first. Though not intended as ...