It is known as the day Tonga went black. January 15th marks four years since the devastating eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano and the tsunami that followed.

Three people lost their lives in the disaster, and major damage was caused to infrastructure and crops in the surrounding islands.

This year, the Earth’s core put on a show unlike any other, with volcanic eruptions that dazzled observers from every continent. Some of these eruptions were so breathtaking they left viewers ...

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active volcanoes Sally Sennert Did you know that there are between 40 and 50 volcanoes ...

Volcanoes have always held an incredible power capable of shaping the course of human history. Around 1,600 B.C.E., an explosion on the Greek island of Santorini likely wiped out Europe’s first ...

HAWAII — When I was a child, I was lucky enough to witness the eruption of the Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica. It's a moment I'll never forget and a stunning reminder of the wonders of the natural world ...

A 1956 eruption collapsed much of the Bezymianny volcano in Kamchatka, Russia, but frequent eruptions since — including a large event in November — means it has now almost completely regrown. When you ...

Ever wonder what it would look like to be engulfed in a lava fountain as you choke on volcanic ash and burn to death? No? Well, you’re wondering now, aren’t you? Don’t worry, what you’re about to see ...

An active underwater volcano off the Oregon Coast that was predicted to erupt in 2025 is now expected to erupt mid-to-late 2026. The Axial Seamount volcano is located nearly a mile beneath the sea, ...

When the Black Death swept through Europe beginning in 1347, the plague wiped out more than half of the continent’s population, upending societies and interrupting wars. New research suggests that a ...