When volcanoes like Alaska’s Mount Spurr erupt, the ash can damage people’s lungs, smother crops and kill animals, and the harm can continue to spread long afterward.

Mount Paektu, an active stratovolcano straddling the border of North Korea and China, is the highest peak on the Korean peninsula and lies at the heart of North Korea’s foundation myth.

Just under the surface of the Pacific Ocean in the Solomon Islands is an active underwater volcano that's inexplicably ...

Scientists have found a chain of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, which are situated in the sea between French Polynesia and American Samoa — a beautiful forgotten territory of the United ...

A little over 5 million years ago, water from the Atlantic Ocean found a way through the present-day Strait of Gibraltar.

When people think about volcanoes, they often picture places like Hawaii or Yellowstone—not Colorado. But did you know that ...

One of the most active volcanoes in the Philippines erupted Tuesday morning. There were no immediate reports of casualties in ...

Scientists have found previously undocumented ash deposits buried beneath the Lava Creek Tuff in Wyoming — and at least one ...

If you are looking for a less crowded place to go this summer vacation then you can try these lesser known Indian islands.