The underground laboratory in Nevada where the U.S. conducts nuclear subcritical experiments is riddled with faults.

Mark Clementz, a professor in the University of Wyoming Department of Geology and Geophysics, and colleagues have produced a ...

Now, a team of scientists from China and the United States has provided the first comprehensive explanation of how the magma ...

When the Hunga Tonga volcano erupted two years ago, scientists expected the usual pattern: ash, sulfur, temporary cooling at ...

Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. This photo shows the gap between the south (left) and ...

Geochemical analysis of erupted tephra samples over the past decade help scientists understand the temperature of Kilauea’s shallow magma system under the summit — and things have been “heating up!” ...

We know very little about the processes that lead to a reeruption of supervolcanoes such as the mostly underwater Kikai caldera in Japan (pictured) and are therefore ill-equipped to make predictions.

What is a super eruption and how did they create the geology of Yellowstone? Where is the world's largest, most explosive, and most unusual volcano? It's Yellowstone National Park. The Yellowstone ...

Predicting a volcanic eruption in time to alert authorities and populations remains a major global challenge. In a study published in the journal Nature Communications, an international team, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The latest lava fountaining episode of an erupting Hawaii volcano reached 1,000 feet high Tuesday, prompting temporary closures at ...

HONOLULU (AP) — The latest lava fountaining episode of an erupting Hawaii volcano reached 1,000 feet (300 meters) high Tuesday, prompting temporary closures at a national park and part of an important ...