Seismic waves have revealed that the oceanic plate beneath the Ontong Java Plateau was dramatically transformed by the ...

Kilauea’s shallow magma chamber is swelling toward a tipping point, and the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory expects the ...

Calderas are vast crater-like depressions left when a volcano empties enough of its underground magma chamber for the ground above to collapse in on itself. Some are long extinct, ...

A newly discovered underwater volcanic eruption north of Papua New Guinea is unfolding in one of the world's most poorly mapped ocean basins. Satellites have spotted steam plumes, ash, thermal ...

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Around 350,000 years ago, the centre of New Zealand's North Island looked nothing like the mountainous, scrub-covered ...

Japan’s largest volcano lies hidden. It can be found, if you know where to look, by starting from the southern island of Kyushu. Find the active volcano Sakurajima. (We will come back to it later.

Satellites have detected an underwater eruption in the Bismarck Sea, potentially forming a new island. The event offers a rare chance to study submarine volcanism in real time.

Indonesia’s Geological Agency on Friday raised the alert status level for the Anak Krakatau volcano to Level III, the second-highest tier on its ...

Volcanoes have shaped some of the world's most productive landscapes, leaving behind fertile soils, natural harbours and landscapes that have supported communities for centuries. The same geological ...

A slow, eastward-moving current of hot rock deep within Earth may be the primary force feeding Yellowstone’s volcanic system, according to a study published in Science on April 9, 2026. Researchers at ...

On the night of the 26th, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 occurred in Yamanashi Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. Local Japanese media and others are p ...