In Japan, the Sakurajima volcano spewed out a huge cloud of ash, startling local residents. The explosive eruption caused no damage or injuries.

A live camera is now locked on Semeru Volcano, Indonesia’s highest and one of its most active peaks. The stream captures the ...

Melting glaciers may be silently setting the stage for more explosive and frequent volcanic eruptions in the future, according to research on six volcanoes in the Chilean Andes. A study to be ...

On May 7, 2025, the Sun unleashed a stunning solar filament eruption, sending a dramatic wave of solar energy across space. Captured in high-resolution images by NOAA’s GOES-19 spacecraft, the ...

Eruption fountaining has finally concluded at around 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 14. Lava fountaining began once more from ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. How and if a volcano explodes depends on how and when bubbles of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An explosive eruption at the summit of Kanlaon Volcano occurred on February 19, sending a dark ash plume around 2,000 meters above ...

Explosive volcanism occurred on Mars during its early history (Noachian–Hesperian; ~4.1–3.0 Ga). Because of Mars’ cold atmospheric temperatures, water released from explosive eruptions may precipitate ...

The explosiveness of a volcanic eruption depends on how many gas bubbles form in the magma—and when. Until now, it was thought that gas bubbles were formed primarily when the ambient pressure dropped ...