For centuries, Mount Taftan has been considered dormant volcano, a quiet sentinel in the Makran region of southeastern Iran.

A volcano that has been dormant for hundreds of thousands of years could be gearing up for a massive explosion, according to ...

A VOLCANO thought to be dead has roared into life and risen from the ground – sparking fears of its first eruption for ...

For decades, the colossal Taftan volcano of eastern Iran appeared a lifeless piece of history. It towered nearly 13,000 feet above the desert landscape, standing proud and still. But in 2023, ...

High in the Central Andes, a geological enigma lies dormant. Uturuncu volcano in Bolivia hasn't erupted in over 250,000 years. It is also known as a "zombie" volcano because it still exhibits ...

Although dormant volcanoes are usually quiet, “zombie volcanoes” like Bolivia’s Uturuncu display a surviving amount of activity for a volcano that hasn’t erupted in 250,000 years. A new study uses ...

A long-dormant volcano in Russia’s Far East erupted Sunday for the first time in hundreds of years, scientists said, spewing an ash cloud several miles high. The unusual eruption in Russia’s remote ...

If you stood on the tip of Mount Chimborazo, you would be closer to outer space than anyone who's climbed the steep slopes of ...

Discover why Ecuador's Mount Chimborazo is the closest point to space, despite Mount Everest's greater height above sea level ...

A fire broke out on Arthur’s Seat, a landmark dormant volcano in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Sunday, according to local authorities. A “large area” of shrubbery was affected by the blaze, the Scottish ...

Dormant for more than two decades, India's only mud volcano at Baratang in Andaman and Nicobar Islands has again erupted, an official said on Friday.

(CNN) — A fire broke out on Arthur’s Seat, a landmark dormant volcano in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Sunday, according to local authorities. (CNN) — A fire broke out on Arthur’s Seat, a landmark dormant ...