On January 23, 1973, the 5,000 residents of the tiny Icelandic island of Heimaey—located in the Westman archipelago just four ...

Sirens sounded as Semeru Volcano in Indonesia sent a fast-moving pyroclastic flow down its southeastern flank, highlighting ...

Volcanoes can be rich sources of metals. (Hafsteinn Karlsson/500px/Getty Images) Volcanoes can wreak devastation when they ...

The deepest lake in the United States sits inside the wreckage of a volcano that destroyed itself. Crater Lake, in the ...

Volcanoes emit smoke. Beneath a volcano lies a huge chamber filled with liquid magma. A series of earthquakes means an ...

GUATEMALA CITY — Activity at Guatemala's Fuego volcano that began Monday morning and caused widespread evacuations is gradually decreasing, authorities said Wednesday.

Guatemala remained on alert Tuesday after evacuating villages during an eruption of the Fuego volcano, one of Central America’s most active. About 1,700 people remained in shelters with the ...

An American tourist has died after being struck by lightning while climbing the erupting volcano Mount Etna in Sicily.

Mount St. Helens is one of the most closely studied volcanoes in the United States, but scientists still cannot directly see ...

The days-long eruption of Guatemala’s Fuego volcano, which has forced the evacuation of hundreds of people from nearby towns, is reducing in intensity but still remains dangerous, authorities said ...

A 29-year-old Kansas tourist died after being struck by lightning while hiking on Sicily’s Mount Etna, where access has been ...