Most people think of volcanoes as either erupting or not. The reality is considerably more unsettling. The classification of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study reveals the Methana volcano quietly accumulated huge magma reservoirs underground during a 100,000-year dormant period ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Volcanoes in Alaska, Washington state, Oregon and Hawaii have been rumbling and even spewing lava, enough to spark a swarm of news ...

Scientists said that the main hazard from the eruption on Monday was increased levels of volcanic gas. By Amanda Holpuch Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, erupted early Monday on ...

Ecuador has several dormant volcanoes not only challenging in themselves, but great practice for bigger peaks. Here’s a first-person account of one man’s Ecuadorian climbs. Cotopaxi volcano spewing ...

For more than 100,000 years, the Methana volcano in Greece appeared quiet and lifeless. No lava spilled down its slopes. No ...