History has seen some monstrous volcanic eruptions, from Mount Pinatubo's weather-cooling burp to the explosion of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai on the island nation of Tonga. The power of such ...

Volcanic eruptions are one of nature’s most powerful and destructive forces. They can alter landscapes, affect weather patterns, and even change the course of human history. One such event ...

In the summer of 1831, strange things began to happen in the skies over Europe and North America. The sun shimmered blue and ...

Historic records are also helping estimate the potential health risks of large eruptions. In 1783, a choking haze of sulphurous aerosols formed following a series of volcanic eruptions that ...

This Cold War outpost concealed more than submarines—it hosted a devastating eruption that cooled the planet nearly 200 years ...

The 1980 eruption cycle made Mount St. Helens one of the most famous volcanoes in the Cascades. But it is far from the only ...

More accessible during his 23 h layover was a much older volcanic formation, the Raufarhólshellir lava tunnel, 50 km east of the current conflagration. Iceland has many lava tunnels, and this one ...

Tice and his co-authors analyzed the rock formations within the crater to better understand Mars's volcanic and hydrological history. The team used the Planetary Instrument for X-ray ...