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Spectacular videos show several volcanoes erupting and spewing fiery lava. Guatemala's Volcan de Fuego, meaning volcano of fire, began spouting a constant stream of molten lava on February 23. It's ...

How do volcanoes work? What happens beneath their surface? What causes the vibrations—known as tremor—that occur when magma or gases move upward through a volcano's conduits? Professor Dr. Miriam ...

Learn about how volcanoes are formed and the ways they erupt Chiara Maria Petrone, Roberto Scandone, and Alex Whittaker On February 20, 1943, Dionisio Pulido and his family were working in their ...

Melting glaciers may be setting the stage for more frequent and explosive volcanic eruptions in the future. This is the conclusion of a study of six volcanoes in the Chilean Andes, which is being ...

Heading to the Big Island and hoping to see real lava on your Hawaiian vacation? Scroll to find out everything you need to ...

Volcanic activity will mark the 31st time Kilauea has erupted since December. One of the most active volcanoes in the world is living up to its reputation as it gears up for another eruption. An ...

One of the most active volcanoes in the world is living up to its reputation as it gears up for another eruption. An eruption at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is imminent, based on current activity, ...

A volcano on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted overnight into Sunday for the first time in hundreds of years, scientists said, days after a massive, magnitude 8.8 earthquake. The ...