In 2018, the side of the Anak Krakatau volcano collapsed in a powerful eruption and produced a tsunami that killed hundreds ...

Mount Spurr, whose volcanic ash darkened Anchorage’s skies in 1953 and 1992, may be building toward another eruption.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the status of Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island to Alert Level 3 ...

When most of us think about active volcanoes in the U.S., Mount St. Helens, Mt. Rainier and a few others will first come to mind. However, one of the most active volcanoes in the region is about a ...

The painting “The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum” by English artist John Martin, depicting the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Courtesy of John Martin via Wikimedia Commons   Despite ...

Tiny ice quakes drive ice stream movement, reshaping our understanding of glacial flow and sea-level rise predictions.

What is the collective noun for a group of volcano scientists? While some tongue-in-cheek responses might be “an eruption of ...

Did You Know There’s a ‘Hidden Beach’ Inside a Crater? Discover Mexico’s Marieta Islands and immerse yourself in ...

An eruption of Mount Churchill today similar to previous major plumes would bring much of the Northern Hemisphere to a ...

More than 3 billion years ago, when the Moon’s volcanic mare (the dark lunar “seas”) were formed, the Moon was rife with ...

The world’s largest atomic bomb was exploded by the Russians north of the Arctic Circle in 1961. It was equivalent to 2,500 Hiroshima A-bombs. The fireball was 5 miles in diameter and could ...

See 12 of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, as selected by Washington Post photo editors.