Local authorities have heightened their alert as moderate to heavy rains coupled with ash deposited along the slopes of the ...

Hundreds of earthquakes have been detected beneath Mount Spurr in the past week, increasing the odds of an eruption at the ...

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Volcano scientists from around the world will gather from Feb. 9-14 in Hilo for the American Geophysical Union Chapman Conference on Caldera-forming Eruptions at Basaltic Volcanoes: Insights and ...

The island has been experiencing near-constant tremors since late January, with thousands of earthquakes recorded.

Renowned seismologist Costas Synolakis claimed that the earthquakes rattling Santorini may indicate the birth of a new ...

UK scientists say they have made a historic breakthrough in their efforts to decipher 2000-year-old papyrus scrolls that were ...

Scientists hope a mix of artificial intelligence and human expertise will help decipher ancient scrolls carbonized by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago. Hundreds of papyrus scrolls ...

The Greek island's mayor has warned that seismic activity could continue for weeks, after earthquakes up to a magnitude of ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano resumed its latest eruption on Monday, sending fountains of lava shooting more than 250 feet in the air. Photos of the geological spectacle at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park ...

A tall fountain of lava is spewing from a volcano on Hawaii's Big Island. A webcam on Tuesday shows vigorous streams of red ...

Multiple earthquakes are rattling Santorini, a volcanic island in Greece, prompting authorities to dispatch rescuers with ...