What is the hottest volcano of them all? It depends on how you define “hottest,” but a fascinating new analysis crunches the numbers in a few different ways, using satellite observations of 95 of ...

Since 1997, scientists have kept a careful eye on it using instruments that measure pressure on the ocean floor. Data shows that the volcano has been swelling, with changing rates that hint at an ...

It’s also one of the largest volcanoes on Earth. The Yellowstone Caldera is a 70 by 45 kilometre-wide crater in northwestern Wyoming, blasted out of the Earth’s crust some 640,000 years ago in ...

Scientists have warned a volcano off the coast of Oregon could be set to erupt in 2025, but it could prove to be very useful for experts. You don’t need to worry, you haven’t somehow missed there ...

"When we used magnetotellurics, we were able to see, actually, there’s not a lot there," said Ninfa Bennington, lead author on the study and a research geophysicist at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ...

geophysicist of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, told the Washington Post. “Nowhere in Yellowstone do we have regions that are capable of eruption,” the magma maven explained. In other words ...

It's traversable on an easy trail around the crater. For a longer stint mountainside, travel to the south of the country and take a night hike up the side of Conchagua Volcano. Camping at the top, you ...

An undersea volcano off Oregon's coast will probably erupt in 2025, scientists say. The volcano, known as Axial, is a seamount 300 miles (480 kilometers) west of Cannon Beach, Oregon. The Axial ...

Axial Seamount, one of the most active underwater volcanoes in the world, is swelling with magma. Scientists believe it will erupt before the end of 2025—a bold prediction, but one based on ...

“The western part of the Yellowstone caldera is waning,” said Ninfa Bennington, a volcano geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey and lead author on a paper in Wednesday’s edition of ...

The island is essentially just the top of a long-dormant volcano peeking above the waves. Its jagged landscapes are now coated in lush, tropical ecosystems hiding hiking trails with stunning ...

Lava fountains erupt at Kilauea Volcano, as seen from the Kupinai Pali lookout at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Photo Credit: Courtesy of NPS On the Big Island of Hawaii, Kilauea Volcano is ...