Volcano

Mount Etna volcano ash cloud halts arrivals at Sicily's Catania airport

Etna, which towers over Sicily's east coast, is one of the world's most active volcanoes and frequently disrupts air traffic at Catania, the island's main airport and Italy's fifth busiest.

A plum of ashes rises from a crater of the Mount Etna volcano during an eruption on July 30, 2026.
The volcanic eruption of Mount Dukono in North Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia, May 8, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.

Two Singaporeans confirmed dead in Indonesia volcano eruption, bodies found

The Krasheninnikov Volcano erupts on August 3, 2025.

The supervolcano that once destroyed Japan's civilization is refilling, scientists say

Excavations of Raknehaugen, Norway, in 1939.

Scandinavia's largest prehistoric mound is not a tomb, but a memorial to a natural disaster - study


This is where diamonds come from, and how we can find new ones - study

Scientists have found the main driving force behind the generation and eruption of diamond-rich magma, which can also help find more.

 An illustrative image of a diamond over a picture of the Earth.

Giant comet grows horns after ice volcano eruption

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is a cryovolcanic comet that orbits the Sun every 71 years. After a possible volcanic eruption, it now has what seems to be two massive horns.

 Comet (illustrative).

Experience the beauty and history of the Tuf Kerem Maharal Reserve

Keep an eye out for volcanic ash (tuf) and even some fossils that froze in the ancient marine rocks. The fossils provide a glimpse of sea life in the long book of life on Earth. 

 Tuf Kerem Maharal Reserve

Iceland sees small volcano eruption on Reykjanes peninsula near capital

 Iceland's Fagradalsfjall volcano sputters lava from the uninhabited Meradalir Valley on the Reykjanes peninsula, about 20 miles from Reykjavik, Iceland August 5, 2022.

Volcanoes on the moon? Scientists discover evidence of lunar lava - study

Granite formation on the Earth is generally helped by the presence of water and the influence of plate tectonics, both of which are absent on the moon.

 The moon is seen during a lunar eclipse in the sky over Volcano Irazu, in Cartago 40 miles from the capital San Jose, late May 15, 2003. Costa Ricans watched the lunar eclipse the first of two this year.

Let sleeping volcanoes lie: Experiment causes dormant volcano eruption

The aim of the experiment was to provide insight into the age-old debate regarding whether one can sink into lava.

 A volcano, Volcan de Fuego, is seen erupting in Guatemala (illustrative).

Peru to declare emergency status as Ubinas volcano rumbles

INDECI advised the region's 2,000-strong population to stay away from the volcano and keep doors and windows closed.

Workers clean up an oil spill following an underwater volcanic eruption in Tonga, in Ventanilla, Peru January 25, 2022.

Italian supervolcano may erupt after more than 500 years - study

Researchers emphasize that further investigation is needed to accurately predict the occurrence of an eruption.

Eruption of Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano

Kilauea volcano erupts in Hawaii, lava confined to crater

Kilauea last erupted in January, with activity stretching into March

 Kilauea volcano erupts in Hawaii

NASA finds Earth-sized exoplanet that may be covered in volcanoes

LP 791-18 d's volcanic processes not only have the potential to generate an atmosphere but also stir up life-sustaining elements that might otherwise remain trapped.

Exoplanet LP 791-18 d, illustrated in this artist’s concept