The victim, who was crushed by an enormous stone while trying to escape, is the latest in a series of discoveries at a ...

Mount Spurr has been showing signs of an eruption since last year, but scientists think one is even more imminent.

America's deadliest volcanic eruption took place decades ago. Not only did it cause immense damage and kill dozens, but it ...

Today, Vesuvius remains active and, with nearly three million people living in its shadow, is the most dangerous volcano in Europe. The eruption of Pinatubo in June 1991 could easily have been ...

See a slide show of the worst volcanic disasters in history and learn what caused the casualties. How do you measure the size of a volcanic eruption? Just as seismologists measure the size of an ...

Earth harbors hundreds of active volcanoes. When they erupt, they can change the climate of the entire planet. Indeed, they are one of Mother Nature's deadliest phenomena. Here, we've ranked the ...

Standing at 12,300 feet, Guatemala's Volcan de Fuego is among the most active in Central America and last erupted in June ...

This lake stuns with its vibrant green waters but hides a deadly secret, making it one of the world's most hazardous bodies ...

Volcano enthusiasts have enlisted the help of a University of Manchester academic to come up with a list of the top ten most dangerous volcanoes in the world. And the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, ...

When you hear the word volcano and Washington State you immediately think Mt. St. Helens. The 5.1 magnitude eruption on May ...

The awakening of Krakatau in 1883 was one of the deadliest volcanic eruptions in modern history, second only to the eruption of Tambora in 1815, which killed 60,000 people. Its effects were felt all ...