Kawah Ijen is an active volcano on the island of Java with an extremely acidic crater lake and gas emissions that produce blue flames upon contact with oxygen in Earth's atmosphere.

Io is home to around an estimated 400 volcanoes, which occasionally send plumes of lava and gas into space. The discovery of volcanic activity on Io dates back to 1979 when the Voyager 1 ...

This story appears in the August 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Indonesia has 127 active volcanoes. Only the U.S. (168) and Russia (144) have more. Essential packing list: We landed ...

Scientists have identified the “mystery volcano” that erupted in 1831 and cooled Earth’s climate. They have linked it to an ...

A DEADLY volcano that spits bright blue lava contains the world’s largest acid lake – capable of melting human skin. Kawah Ijen, is a gargantuan volcano on the island of Java, ...

This is the terrifying moment Mount Raung in Java, Indonesia erupted while tourists were hiking on its summit on4. All of the ...

In 1815, the Indonesian volcano exploded in the most powerful ... reflecting it back into space and cooling the planet below. These particles “will blow around the world and last for a couple ...

Io is home to around an estimated 400 volcanoes, which occasionally send plumes of lava and gas into space. The discovery of volcanic activity on Io dates back to 1979 when the Voyager 1 spacecraft ...