That was reassuring, at least for the time being. The crater was formed when Askja, a volcano in Vatnajokull National Park in Iceland’s central highlands, uncorked in an explosive eruption in 1875.

Scientists aboard a U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker have discovered something unusual in the Arctic Ocean off northern Alaska: a ...

Toxic sulfurous gas, carrying the telltale reek of rotten eggs, wafts through vents in the steep walls of Iceland's Viti crater, while carbon dioxide ... the interplay between volcanoes and ice will ...

Toxic sulphurous gas, carrying the telltale reek of rotten eggs, wafted through vents in the steep walls of Iceland’s Viti crater ... a fuse under Iceland's volcanoes? 10:12 AM UTC · Updated ...

New findings from basalt samples retrieved by China's Chang'e-6 mission reveal that volcanic activity on the Moon's farside dates back between 4.2 and 2.8 billion years. This research provides key ...

If you’re on a hike and your guide points out a nearby active volcano, pay attention to its crater. Maybe you’ll see oozing lava—an incredible sight, from a safe distance. You might also ...

were thrown 5 miles from the crater Friday, AP reported. Indonesia, a Southeast Asian archipelago of 270 million people, has over 120 active volcanoes – more than anywhere else in the world.

The crater is long gone. All that remains of the Beemerville Volcano is a volcanic neck that stretches 1,020 feet into the sky. It is largely covered by trees, but there are several homes.

Closer to the volcano’s crater, flight operations into and out of Mexico’s Puebla International Airport were reported to be impacted on Friday and Saturday due to a significant ashfall in the ...

On Saturday, October 19, the volcano released 1,256 tonnes of sulfur dioxide flux. Upwelling of hot volcanic fluids in the main crater lake was also observed. Taal Volcano is currently under Alert ...

However, GNSS (similar to GPS) stations near Spurr have also recorded deformation that has been modeled as potential influx of magma or other fluids a few kilometers beneath the volcano. Combine that ...

Footage posted on social media showed villages near the volcano covered by thick ash, with some areas on fire. Residents described their horror when the crater started to shoot flaming rocks at ...