How many of the 160 named volcanoes in the U.S. and territories do you know? If you live in Alaska you have a big advantage.

The Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources has reapproved legislation that increased monitoring of Washington's five ...

Mapping in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas off Alaska has uncovered a 1,640-foot-tall structure on the seafloor, but scientists ...

A volcano erupted with lava spewing from a fissure on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland late Wednesday evening.

Scientists aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Healy have discovered a large underwater volcano approximately 1,600 meters beneath ...

People visit Yellowstone National Park every year to observe its wildlife and vast array of hydrothermal features. One ...

Scientists aboard a U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker have discovered something unusual in the Arctic Ocean off northern Alaska: a ...

There are over 1,500 active volcanoes around the Earth with an average of 50-70 eruptions per year. According to VolcanoDiscovery.com, as of the weekend, there are 36 volcanoes that are currently ...

Glaciers that are within three miles of a volcano move nearly 50% quicker than average, a new study has found, which could help create early warning of future eruptions.

"Glacier velocity could be a valuable new technique for monitoring volcanic activity," researcher Joseph Mallalieu said.

That happened two years ago with the world’s largest active volcano. About two months before Mauna Loa spewed rivers of ...