Arnhildur Pálmadóttir hails from Iceland, a nation that is volcanically active and has plentiful sources of low-viscosity lava. It's an abundant natural resource on an island nation with otherwise limited n...

Mount Nyiragongo is an active volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We’ve previously posted photos of this amazingly beautiful but dangerous place. This one was snapped by Cai Tjeenk Willink, an executiv...

There are volcanoes under the ice in Antarctica. It's been 8,000 year...  ...cy content. Such earthquakes occur beneath active volcanoes , are caused by deep magmatic activity and, in som...  ...instability of the ice shelf. Read more about the volcanoes of Antarctica at Smith...

Teach your child to share. Yes, Volcano should share, too--even if no one appreciates his unique contributions.Link...

[http://vimeo.com/19260895](Video Link)It's hard t...  ...sity created a simulation:There are more than 200 volcanoes currently covered by ice and snow, but researcher...  ...oint out that observing eruptions of snow-covered volcanoes is difficult due to the typical remoteness of the...

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bumUw0lNOz0](Video Link)Volcano photographer Marc Szeglat assures us that this man running up a visibly flowing stream of lava at Mount Etna "was very experienced and knew what he was doin...

Mount Pavlof, a volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Islands, is currently erupting. Astronauts on the International Space Station were in a great position to photograph it in action. Do you see that streak across the sky in the...

Begin planetary evacuation immediately. This is not a drill. Proceed to your designated evacuation points and await dropship liftoff. At least, that's how I'm responding to this scene shot by Martin Rietze at the Sakuraj...

What you're looking at is a huge mass of pumice--volcanic rock that can float. Aircraft and naval vessels from New Zealand are studying the 10,000-square mile body which is likely the product of a recent underwater volca...

The Atlantic's news photography blog "In Focus...  ...cus" has compiled a post with 36 photos of active volcanoes during 2011, from countries such as Chile, Japan...  ...and Iceland. Out of an estimated 1,500 active volcanoes around the world, 50 or so erupt every year, spew...