An enormous Chilean eruption buried an ancient landscape whose shape now reveals how quickly the Andes were rising before ...

A volcanic eruption buried part of the Andes 22 million years ago, preserving clues that show how slowly the mountains were ...

A giant volcanic eruption buried an ancient landscape beneath the Andes, preserving evidence that reveals how slowly the ...

A vast sheet of volcanic rock in the Andes has preserved clues to a buried landscape that existed 22 million years ago, ...

Colossal volcanic eruptions like the kind that may have obliterated the dinosaurs more than 65 million years ago are caused by mantle plumes that rise from shifting underground mountains deep within ...

The 2009 eruption of Sarychev Peak Volcano, Kuril Islands, viewed from the International Space Station. A new study says that a similar eruption was behind a cooling event with worldwide effects 200 ...

Volcanic eruptions at Earth’s surface have significant consequences. Smaller ones can scare tourists on Mount Etna or disrupt air traffic. Giant, large-scale eruptions can have more serious impacts.

Indonesia’s Toba supervolcano remained active for thousands of years after its massive eruption about 74,000 years ago. Some later eruptions pushed mostly solidified volcanic material to the surface, ...

A giant volcanic eruption in Indonesia has triggered emergency evacuations and grounded dozens of international flights. Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, a twin volcano located in the southeastern part of ...