A gigantic bulge in the north rim of the Yellowstone caldera is the latest sign of volcanic activity in the national park.

Volcanic soil is toxic in just about every way. But these worms have remarkably homogenous DNA.

As part of a growing national effort -to understand seafloor hazards, scientists from the United States Geological Survey’s Volcano Science Center are working across agencies to investigate how ...

A long-dormant volcano has just erupted for the first time in recorded history. The Hayli Gubbi volcano in northern Ethiopia's Afar Region erupted for the first time in at least 12,000 years early ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The chain of volcanoes was ...

Scientists have just identified a group of small volcanoes that experts warn could be among the most dangerous on Earth. While massive supervolcanoes often grab the headlines, these newly discovered ...

Europe's largest active volcano is constantly monitored for its next eruption. Scientists have discovered a novel way to predict the next eruption at Mount Etna, the active volcano on the Italian ...

Scientists say they've discovered a 400-mile chain of extinct and fossilized volcanoes beneath southern China. The volcanoes, the researchers claim, were likely formed when two major tectonic plates ...