Volcano

Two Singaporeans confirmed dead in Indonesia volcano eruption, bodies found

Seventeen people, including seven Singaporeans and 10 Indonesians, survived the incident.

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.
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

The remains of one of the four children found by archeologists, buried in the Inca sanctuary of Pachacamac, in the coastal desert strip 30 km south of Lima. Picture taken on November 9, 2010.

CT scans unlock secrets of mummified Inca children ritually sacrificed over 500 years ago - study


Scientists identify active volcanism on Venus for the first time ever

This is the latest evidence that Venus, lacking the plate tectonics that gradually reshape Earth's surface, is not the geologically dormant world some scientists had once considered it.

Cloud structure of the Venusian atmosphere, made visible through ultraviolet imaging

Mystery Easter Island moai statue discovered in volcanic lake bed - report

Just as is the case with all the other maoi statues that dot the island, no one knows how they got there.

 A tourist looks at a statue named "Moai" at Easter Island, Chile February 13, 2019. Picture taken February 13, 2019.

Indonesia raises volcano warning to highest after Semeru erupts - media

Indonesian authorities have distributed masks to local residents. The volcanic activity is at the highest level of warning, at level IV.

 An aerial view shows Mount Semeru volcano as seen from Pronojiwo village, Lumajang, East Java province, Indonesia December 6, 2021, in this photo taken by Antara Foto

Yellowstone's underground lava river threatens natural disaster - study

These discoveries can help researchers pinpoint just how deep under the surface an eruption at Yellowstone would be.

 The Cumbre Vieja volcano spews lava and smoke as it continues to erupt on the Canary Island of La Palma, as seen from El Paso, Spain, October 11, 2021.

Alert level raised for Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano after eruption

The notification warned that the early eruption stages of this volcano can be very dynamic and the location and advance of lava flows can change rapidly.

 The Mauna Loa volcano on the island of Hawaii is shown in this March 25, 1984 handout photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, and released to Reuters on June 19, 2014.

Russia's Shivulech volcano extremely active, threatens eruption - scientists

A volcano in Russia's far east has had increased activity threatening eruption, Russian officials say.

 Shivulech volcano in Russia

New island emerges in the Pacific Ocean following volcanic eruption

The brand new island, located southwest of Tongan land, will more than likely be short-lived, NASA's Earth Observatory said.

 An image of the newly-formed island, located in the southwest Pacific Ocean. Taken on September 14, 2022

Underwater volcano eruption blasted water vapor into stratosphere - study

Researchers suggest that the eruption in January may have brought a new type of atmospheric response to large volcanic eruptions.

Volcano has erupted in Iceland near Reykjavik

A volcanic eruption can devastate the world and we aren't ready - experts

A giant volcanic eruption can cause damage comparable to a catastrophic asteroid impact, but it is far more likely to happen and the world is unprepared for it.

 A volcano is seen exploding. The level of devastation it could cause is something the world is not prepared for (Illustrative).

Volcanic eruption on Mars produced a rare mineral - study

Rice University's scientists teamed with NASA and the California Institute of Technology to solve the mystery that stunned them on their Mars research.

 NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured these clouds just after sunset on March 19, 2021, the 3,063rd Martian day, or sol, of the rover’s mission. The image is made up of 21 individual images stitched together and color corrected so that the scene appears as it would to the human eye.