Mount Spurr lies about 80 miles west of Anchorage, which is Alaska's most populous city, making it one of the state's most closely watched volcanoes. It last erupted in 1992, spreading ash over ...

Mount Fuji erupted. The disaster came on the heels of the Great Hōei earthquake, whose tectonic activity compressed magma ...

Mount Spurr has been showing signs of an eruption since last year, but scientists think one is even more imminent.

There are people who believe the pull of neighboring planets is the causde. Others are more concerned about a new hot dog ...

Yellowstone National Park has long captured the imagination of scientists and the public alike, particularly due to its ...

Mount Spurr has shown increasing signs of activity. These are now at a level where an eruption is plausible. Nothing is ever guaranteed with Alaskan volcanoes: they can always ...

How do volcanologists determine the height of eruptive plumes from Yellowstone’s past explosive eruptions? Ironically, you ...

located off Africa's northwest coast, suggests that the composition of magma could drive ...

A new thermal vent spewing steam in the air at Yellowstone National Park is gaining attention, mainly because it’s visible ...

The source for the isotopically-enriched Hawaiian magmas contains peridotites that experienced near-surface melting prior ...

Today, Yellowstone remains a place of low volcanic risk. Sure, there are sometimes small explosions stoked by hot water and ...