One of the most active regions in the world is the Pacific Ring of Fire. According to the USGS, this region is where the ...

Mount Etna in Italy is one of the most well-studied volcanoes in the world. It has been erupting for thousands of years, and ...

Footage captured a July 30 phreatomagmatic eruption at the Taal Volcano in the Philippines, launching ash 1,476 feet into the ...

Phivolcs records a phreatomagmatic eruption at Taal Volcano near Manila, releasing a towering ash plume while keeping Alert ...

Most people picture a volcano as something that either erupts spectacularly or sits dormant for centuries. The reality, at ...

Mount Erebus in Antarctica emits 80 grams of crystalline gold into the atmosphere daily. The post Antarctica’s Gold-Spewing ...

Houghton remained deeply connected to Hawaii’s volcanoes and communities. He worked closely with scientists at the U.S.

Mount Etna’s past eruptions reveal that a single volcano can erupt through very different underground pathways.

Volcanoes can look like small mountains or hills. A volcano is an opening in the Earth's crust that allows magma, hot ash and gases to escape. Composite volcanoes are the most common type of volcano.

“Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. Professor Bruce Houghton retired in 2025 from ...

Earth was once covered by a global magma ocean, which later cooled and crystallised – now traces of this primordial event ...

Taal Volcano in the Philippines recorded its fourth phreatomagmatic eruption this month, sending a 450‑metre plume into the ...