Deadliest volcanic eruption: The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia, which killed up to 100,000 people From lava fountains to towering ash clouds, volcanoes produce some of the most dramatic ...

Few volcanoes on Earth boast the fantastical title of "supervolcano," but what makes these uber volcanoes so super, and is the superlative always justified? It very much depends on who you ask. A ...

The classic baking soda and vinegar volcano experiment, popularized as a hands-on STEM activity for children, simulates an erupting volcano using everyday household items to demonstrate acid-base ...

Think about a mountain that keeps getting taller but never explodes. This might sound impossible, yet it happens more often ...

Scientists have recently discovered a new way that volcanoes are forming – deep below the paradise island of Bermuda. We all know from middle school Earth Science that the shifting of tectonic plates ...

This Is the Way the World Ends? Volcanoes Could Darken World June 6, 2012 — -- Are you worried about the end of life as we know it? Then don't just look to the sky for that catastrophic asteroid ...

Discover the fascinating phenomenon of volcanic lightning, a dangerous yet intriguing natural display occurring during ...

A small, young volcano has been discovered deep beneath the ocean at the oldest part of the Pacific plate. The volcano, which is about 1,500 feet in height and is known as a petit-spot volcano, is ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — “Ask Ellen” is usually mostly about meteorology, but this time it’s more about geology. Azelia wanted to know, “Can volcanoes form in Michigan?” Since I am not a geology ...

Practically overnight the Hawaiian Islands gained a new member, a tiny island nudged above the ocean surface. The island is a result of the recent eruption of Kilauea volcano, which has been spewing ...