Popocatépetl emerged in the crater of other volcanoes in its current form more than 20,000 years ago and has been active ...

Several hundred volcanoes lie dormant beneath the Eifel in western Germany. They are typical examples of what is known as distributed volcanic fields. To better understand their formation and activity ...

Learn about how volcanoes are formed and the ways they erupt Chiara Maria Petrone, Roberto Scandone, and Alex Whittaker On February 20, 1943, Dionisio Pulido and his family were working in their ...

Scientists unveil the first 3D images of Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano, revealing critical insights into its magma structure ...

Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano has long drawn attention for its size, constant activity, and glowing plumes of smoke and ash, ...

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 ...

If the theory is proven correct, the consequences could be enormous, spelling a much more risky, explosive future.

A dormant volcano in Ethiopia erupted after 10,000 years of silence. This event shows how the world's little-known volcanoes ...

A Canary Islands volcano pushed rivers of molten lava through the earth. Now scientists and explorers trek through the cooling underground, looking for insights into life on this planet—and perhaps on ...

A volcanic eruption in southwest Iceland began Monday night after weeks of intense seismic activity. This marked the the first time in 50 years that a largely populated area had to be fully evacuated ...