Volcanoes inspire awe with spectacular eruptions and incandescent rivers of lava, but often their deadliest hazard is what ...

Ash clouds are made of tiny particles that were lofted into the atmosphere from a volcanic eruption and can have a huge impact, even thousands of miles from the eruption.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. During a field trip to the Lava Creek Tuff near Shell, Wyoming, scientists discovered ...

Ash from the eruption of a volcano in Yellowstone preserved more than 100 specimens of a prehistoric rhino at Nebraska’s Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park. (Image Courtesy of Michael ...

Footage captured by the Red Sismologica Nacional Universidad de Costa Rica (RSN-UCR)’s live camera shows a thick cloud of ash rising above the volcano on Tuesday morning. “More energetic episodes were ...

When the Kīlauea Volcano erupted in May 2018, an enormous amount of ash was released into the atmosphere in a plume nearly five miles high. A new study by an international team of researchers ...

"The sound seemed like a big rock had fallen from a high place, then I looked up and saw the (ash cloud) getting bigger and bigger from the volcano," she told AFP. "When I saw the ash of course I ...

ISTANBUL - A volcano in the central Philippines erupted early Tuesday, spewing a plume of ash about 4,000 meters (13,123 feet) into the sky and prompting authorities to raise the alert level.

A volcano in the central Philippines erupted early on Tuesday morning, sending a plume of ash 4km (2.5 miles) into the sky and forcing authorities to close nearby schools. Kanlaon Volcano ...

Mount Kanlaon on Negros Island erupted at 5.51am local time (22.51 GMT on Monday), releasing an ash cloud that reached ... for a bus to school when the volcano erupted, told AFP.

"The sound seemed like a big rock had fallen from a high place, then I looked up and saw the (ash cloud) getting bigger and bigger from the volcano," she told AFP. "When I saw the ash of course I ...