Although volcanic eruptions are spectacular natural events that occur around the world every day, most volcanoes spend the ...

Scientists have recently discovered how magma behaves beneath active volcanoes, opening up new possibilities for targeted ...

These measurements reflect the temperature of the lava at the Earth’s surface—in our ambient atmosphere, which on a delightful day at Kaluapele might be around 75°F (24°C). Once magma reaches the ...

Geochemical analysis of erupted tephra samples over the past decade help scientists understand the temperature of Kilauea’s shallow magma system under the summit — and things have been “heating up!” ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. How and if a volcano explodes depends on how and when bubbles of ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Lava shoots high into the sky. Molten rock erupts from two vents simultaneously. The nighttime sky glows red and orange, reflecting the lava oozing across a summit crater. Scientists ...

If only there were a simple trick to stop a massive volcano from spewing out lava. Like maybe plugging it up with good old ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano resumed erupting Friday by shooting an arc of lava 100 feetinto the air and across a section of its summit crater floor. It was Kilauea's 31st display of molten rock since ...