Volcanoes are among Earth's most powerful natural features. They have shaped continents, created islands, influenced climate, and fascinated people for thousands of years. While volcanic eruptions can ...

Volcanologist Jenni Barclay joins WIRED to answer the internet's lava-hot questions about volcanoes. How do volcanoes cause lightning? What would happen if you fell into a volcano? What do ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A recent earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier in Washington state, along with increased volcanic activity in Alaska, Oregon, and ...

We know, the headlines can sound terrifying. In this series, Mashable speaks with experts to bring you the unvarnished truth about science, health, threats from space, and scary-sounding creatures.

Volcanoes emit smoke. Beneath a volcano lies a huge chamber filled with liquid magma. A series of earthquakes means an eruption is imminent. And if a "supervolcano" like Yellowstone were to awaken, a ...

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 ...

Sometimes a volcanic eruption makes the news, but really, there are usually a dozen or more volcanoes erupting on Earth at any moment. There are always volcanoes erupting on Earth. Likely since the ...

(CNN) — Here's some background information about volcanoes, mountains that open downward to a reservoir of molten rock. Facts: More than 80% of the Earth's surface, both above and below sea level, is ...

Globally, there is about one volcano erupting each week. Volcanic unrest kills an average of 500 people every year and costs the global economy roughly US$7 billion (£5.7 billion). With one in 20 ...

Most people imagine lava made from molten rock when volcanic eruptions are mentioned, but for some volcanoes, a precursor to molten rock may be molten sulfur. If you took our whole planet and ground ...