Mount Veniaminof, a stealthy volcano in Alaska, erupted silently, leaving scientists puzzled. New research uncovers why some ...

The Mount Veniaminof study may help prepare for eruptions for other volcanoes near major population centers around the world.

When volcanoes are preparing to erupt, scientists rely on typical signs to warn people living nearby: deformation of the ...

A new study explains why some volcanoes erupt “stealthily” and offers a roadmap to improve eruption forecasting.

Some volcanoes erupt with little to no warning, posing serious risks to nearby communities and air traffic. A study of Alaska ...

Volcanoes usually signal an upcoming eruption through ground deformation and earthquakes, giving people nearby ...

“Ashfall is going to be a big hazard,” says Matt Haney, the scientist-in-charge at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Alaska Volcano Observatory. Though volcanic ash might sound exceptionally peri ...

An uptick in shallow earthquakes and spewing gas at one of Alaska’s most potentially hazardous volcanoes are indicators that the peak is gearing up to explode, scientists warned this week.

Following up on last week's warning, the Alaska Volcano Observatory reiterated in a series of posts on X Wednesday that the volcano, located 75 miles west of Anchorage, the state's biggest city ...

Over the last month, volcanic eruptions have once again made headlines across the globe. One of the most active volcanoes in the world is Italy’s Mount Etna, and it has a very explosive history over ...

The likelihood of Alaska’s Mount Spurr volcano erupting has decreased - but Alaskans aren’t out of the woods yet, according to geologists. The volcano, which is located less than 100 miles ...

New spending restrictions for some federal agencies are creating extra hoops for scientists to jump through to fix earthquake seismographs and deep ocean sensors that capture how fast tsunami ...