Deep beneath Japan’s mostly submerged Kikai caldera, scientists have discovered a vast magma reservoir that appears to be filling again. The volcano produced the largest eruption of the Holocene 7,300 ...

Five torpedo bombers that vanished in 1945, a 1964 magazine article, a 1974 bestseller, and records re-examined by a ...

A massive volcanic eruption devastated southern Japan 7,300 years ago, but new research reveals how ancient communities ...

Turn cardboard scraps into a glowing lighthouse and an erupting volcano—easy DIY recycled crafts that spark creativity and ...

Episodic lava fountaining is a rare volcanic behavior in which repeated, hours-long bursts of molten lava and gas are spewed ...

Around 631,000 years ago—a geological blink of an eye—catastrophe unfolded in what is now north-western Wyoming, US. During what is thought to have been a series of immense volcanic eruptions, life ...

The Yellowstone volcanic system is one of the largest and most closely monitored volcanic regions on Earth. Beneath the national park lies a vast reservoir of partially molten rock, while thousands of ...

Indonesia's Mount Anak Krakatau erupted multiple times in September 2026, spewing fountains of lava and plumes of volcanic ash, but a video circulating on social media purportedly showing the incident ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In the summer of 1991, Pinatubo, a volcano in the Philippines, self-destructed. The eruption started on June 12, and three days later it ...

In this video I share my new favorite Dollar Tree find a one dollar plastic volcano that makes an awesome science demo. I walk you through how I add baking soda, vinegar, and red food coloring to ...

In the sea between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra lies Anak Krakatau. This volcanic island emerged from the remnants of the infamous 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, which lasted for more than ...