Yellowstone's ever-shifting underground plumbing has once again transformed one of the park's most visited thermal areas.

Mount Etna’s past eruptions reveal that a single volcano can erupt through very different underground pathways.

'What are "ice volcanoes, and why are they erupting in Michigan?

Update at 6:40 p.m. Saturday, June 27: Episode 50 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended abruptly at 5:10 p.m. after 7 ...

He worked closely with scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and participated in the scientific response to both the 2008-2018 summit lava lake eruption and the 2018 ...

Scientists have uncovered a new explanation for what powers Yellowstone and other supervolcanoes. Instead of a deep plume rising from near Earth’s core, a broad “mantle wind” may push hot rock beneath ...

From the cratered companion that lights Earth's night sky to the hundreds of icy worlds circling the Solar System's giant ...

Have you ever wanted to look straight into an active volcano? A new USGS helicopter video offers a breathtaking look into ...

According to the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, hydrothermal explosions are “violent and dramatic events resulting in the rapid ejection of boiling water, steam, mud, and rock fragments.” These ...

Learn more about a recent hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park and why it's important to keep monitoring the Biscuit Basin area. Yellowstone National Park’s Biscuit Basin is back at it ...

A 2021 satellite photo shows an unusual series of concentric cloud rings that appeared directly above an erupting volcano on ...

On May 8, 2026, satellites detected signs of an unexpected submarine volcanic eruption in the Bismarck Sea near the islands ...