Rescuers helped an injured hiker and their climbing partner off Black Butte's treacherously icy trail. What makes Mt.

Kilauea's volcanic activity on Wednesday marked the fifth episode since the latest eruption began in December 2024.

An uptick in seismic activity on the volcanic island of Santorini has raised concerns about a potential eruption.

Lava domes are rounded, steep-sided mounds built by magma that is highly resistant to flow, usually either dacite or rhyolite. Such magmas are typically too viscous to move far from the vent ...

One of the world’s largest lava domes has been discovered in the Kikai Caldera south of Japan’s main island. (CN) – One of the world’s largest lava domes has been discovered in the Kikai Caldera south ...

The summit is truncated by a broad 9km-wide caldera breached to the south, with numerous lava domes on the outer flanks. The lava dome complex was built within the large open caldera. Regular ...

The interior of the sphere is lined with 1,200 lava tiles in 24 shades of red, green, and cyan, with the color gradations evoking the flow of energy from the planet’s core to plant life on the ...

Scientists say each episode of lava fountaining since the initial eruption began on Dec. 23, 2024, has continued between 14 ...

Episode 6 of the Big Island volcano’s latest eruption, which began the week of Christmas 2024, is underway as lava flows onto ...

"Small lava dome fountains in the north vent are feeding short lava flows in the southwest part of the caldera," the USGS wrote in an Instagram post on Wednesday. "Volcanic gas emissions are ...