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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

Mars is home to the tallest volcano in the solar system, a colossal mountain called Olympus Mons that dwarfs anything on ...

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

Did you feel that earthquake? Time to check the location and magnitude. Do you need to find out how much Kilauea summit ...

Here at Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, we are most interested in understanding when and where a volcanic eruption will occur.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jim Dobson is a full-time luxury travel writer based in Italy. (UPDATED 1/14/24) The strong earthquake swarm that started this ...