A new algorithm developed in Spain can identify volcanic warning signals and even forecast when eruptions are likely to fade.

Ethiopian volcano eruption: On Sunday, November 23, 2025, Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano erupted for the first time in over 10,000 years, leaving scientists and locals stunned. The eruption sent ...

Scientists monitored the El Chichón volcano's movements and recorded some changes in its crater.

A research group has revealed through seismic wave analysis that the oceanic plate beneath the Ontong Java Plateau—the ...

New Cornell University led-research challenges the long-standing belief that active volcanoes have large magma bodies that are expelled during eruptions and then dissipate over time as the volcanoes ...

The Black Death — one of the deadliest pandemics in human history, estimated to have killed up to half of Europe’s population — might have been set in motion by a volcanic eruption, a new study ...

POPOCATÉPETL VOLCANO, Mexico (AP) — In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano, one of the world’s most active and whose eruption could affect ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A long-dormant volcano erupted in northern Ethiopia over the weekend, sending ash plumes across the Red Sea toward Yemen and Oman. The Hayli Gubbi volcano in the Afar ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A long-dormant volcano erupted in northern Ethiopia over the weekend, sending ash plumes across the Red Sea toward Yemen and Oman. The Hayli Gubbi volcano in the Afar ...

It’s winter, and the SciFri team is already dreaming of warmer weather. How about a mind vacation to one of the hottest places on earth, an erupting volcano? Tamsin Mather has trekked to volcanoes in ...

The Coconucos volcanic chain is a mountain ridge dotted with at least 14 volcano craters, including one that is active and erupted in December 2025. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...