An eruption of Mount Churchill today similar to previous major plumes would bring much of the Northern Hemisphere to a ...

Hundreds of earthquakes have been detected beneath Mount Spurr in the past week, increasing the odds of an eruption at the ...

Scientists have assessed Yellowstone's chances of eruption by measuring electronic currents flowing deep within the Earth ...

Long-quiet volcanoes in the Cascades region of the Pacific Northwest are still underpinned by large reservoirs of magma, new ...

Meanwhile, a recent study published in Nature identified multiple pools of magma beneath the volcano. Researchers based their latest forecast on the fact that the 3,600-foot mountain experienced ...

Mount Everest is indeed the world's highest mountain, with its peak standing at 8,849m (that's 8.8km) above the ocean.

Earth bubbles and broils beneath an underwater peak called Axial Seamount, located 480 kilometers (300 miles) off Oregon's ...

The Black Cuillin on the Isle of Skye is a volcanic mountain range. It was formed around 60 million years ago but today it's popular with very adventurous mountain climbers looking for a challenge!

Northern California's Sáttítla Highlands are a testament to the region's volcanic past, with the landscape dramatically ...

Mount Taranaki in New Zealand is legally a person, enjoying all the rights and responsibilities of a human being. The move ...

Standing at 2,518 meters (8,261 feet), the mountain is located on New Zealand's North Island, and is a dormant volcano ...