New spending restrictions for some federal agencies are creating extra hoops for scientists to jump through to fix earthquake ...

Stories describe Mount Rainier's shrinking peak due to melting ice, and the impact volcanic eruptions would have on places ...

It was 45 years ago today when Mount St. Helens erupted, triggering the biggest landslide in Earth’s recorded history and creating an ash cloud that reached across the country. John Yang looks back at ...

This was the start of the dream of KMT: The Krafla Magma Testbed, named for the volcanic system in Iceland. It’s a dream that ...

An explosion on Mount Spurr could generate massive cloud of ash, which could mess with airplanes and cause issues for humans.

More than two dozen earthquakes in 48 hours have shaken Mount Spurr, alarming scientists and locals. Experts say rising magma, increased gas emissions, and grey vapour suggests an eruption could ...

MISSOULA, Mont. – In the recent May 6 elections, Missoula County Public Schools had three levies on the ballot. Both high school and elementary school operational levies passed, but the high school ...

A charred papyrus found in a Roman villa buried under ash during the eruption of Vezuvius nearly 2,000 years ago, was identified as the work of an ancient Greek philosopher. Researchers discovered ...

Until now, sulfur dioxide was considered the major player in determining the cooling effects of volcanic eruptions. Land-based eruptions, like Mount Pinatubo in 1991, released large amounts of it, ...

New study reveals Pompeii family's last moments during Mount Vesuvius eruption. (photo credit: Courtesy of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii) A new study published in The Journal of the ...