There are several dormant volcanoes under Antarctica's ice sheet that may unleash their fury when reckless human behavior continues.

The Alaska Volcano Observatory said signs indicated a Mount Spurr eruption was likely, though not certain, in the weeks or ...

Scientists warn that the Alaska volcano Mount Spurr is likely to erupt soon, showering ash on Anchorage and potentially ...

Some icy volcanoes produce huge mudslides called lahars when hot rock and hot gas melt ice and snow on their slopes. Stephanie Pappas is a contributing writer for Live Science, covering topics ...

Volcanoes offer breath-taking views and thrilling adventures. Explore Iceland’s Thrihnukagigur magma chamber, Costa Rica’s ...

Iceland is filled with wonders. Alexander Armstrong daringly hovers over a volcanic eruption in a helicopter to learn more about its deadly emissions. He then finds out about the Icelandic belief ...

The size of ancient eruptions is judged from sulfur found trapped in ice in Greenland and Antarctica. The number of big eruptions centuries ago ejecting water, like the Tongan volcano, is a ...

The hot soils of Erebus are dotted around its summit, most famously at a site called Tramway Ridge. Heat from the volcano melts the ice, creating small patches of hot, moist soil that become home ...