After evaluating the 111 active volcanoes scattered across Japan, a research committee announced on Sept. 25 that it identified eight needing further investigation based on several factors.

In the Ogasawara island chain, eruptions have occurred at Fukutoku-Okanoba, an undersea volcano, and Iwoto ... Nishinoshima was one of Japan’s leading seabird breeding grounds before the ...

In 2023, a mysterious island surfaced in the Caspian Sea, only to vanish again by the end of 2024, lasting less than two ...

Education is one of the most rewarding reasons to travel. Whether your desire is to learn about culture, history, or the ...

A volcano in the central Philippines erupted on Tuesday, shooting a plume of ash and debris 4-kilometers into the sky. It was ...

Volcanoes can look like small mountains or hills. A volcano is an opening in the Earth's crust that allows magma, hot ash and gases to escape. Composite volcanoes are the most common type of ...

I’m in Italy visiting a very famous volcano called Mount Vesuvius. A volcano is an opening in the Earth’s crust, which allows hot magma, ash and gases to escape from below the surface.

A lava fountain was visible at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano during episode 16 of its latest eruption on April 1. Footage captured by Chenay Noelani Borja shows lava shooting high into the air on Tuesday.

Editor's note:Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. The episodic summit eruption of Kīlauea in ...

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New Zealand's High Court has cleared the three owners of liability for deaths and harm from a 2019 eruption.