An active volcano near Alaska's most populated city could be on the brink of eruption, according to scientists who are constantly monitoring a potential threat.

Volcanologists are closely monitoring the 11,070-foot-tall stratovolcano, located roughly 75 miles from Anchorage, after a recent uptick in earthquakes ...

America’s most unique ecosystems weren’t just created by time—they were sculpted by powerful geological forces. From volcanic eruptions to shifting tectonic plates, these natural wonders shaped the ...

Mount Spurr, which sits about 75 miles west of Anchorage, has seen “ volcanic unrest ” for the last 10 months, including an ...

Japan's Meteorological Agency has proposed an ash fall warning to be issued in the event at least three centimeters of ...

Ordering the ochazuke special at Mt. Fuji is a bit like peering into the childhood photo albums of brothers Aaron Jackson and Yusuke Jackson, the revered sushi spot’s new owners. They’re new ...

In Germany, massive crowds of demonstrators took to the streets to protest against two mainstream conservative parties — Christian Democratic Union, or CDU, and Christian Social Union, or CSU ...

The huge caldera—6 kilometers in diameter and 1,100 meters deep—formed when Tambora’s estimated 4,000-meter-high peak was removed, and the magma chamber below emptied during the 1815 eruption ...

One thing is certain. Japan is bound to continue experiencing devastating volcanic eruptions, like the last confirmed one of Mount Fuji, known as “Hoei Funka,” in 1707, and even bigger ones.

Scientists are predicting that a mile-long volcano off the U.S. West Coast will erupt this year. The Axial Seamount, an underwater volcano located about 300 miles off the coast of Oregon ...