From Darth Vader to Blofeld, volcanoes are classic settings for supervillains’ lairs. There’s just something aesthetically perfect about evil individuals being surrounded by death-dealing ...

If you've never had an up-close-and-personal encounter with an active volcano, consider yourself lucky. Molten lava that erupts from the Earth can reach a catastrophic temperature of 2140° F ...

Muography, a technique used to peer inside nuclear reactors and Egyptian pyramids, could help map the innards of the world’s most hazardous volcanoes. By Robin George Andrews The next time the ...

Deep in the Central Andes lies Uturuncu, Bolivia's "zombie" volcano—so-called because, despite being technically dead (last erupting 250 thousand years ago), it still shows signs of unrest ...

AMBRYM, Vanatu — Google has collected imagery from all over the world for its street view project , from the glaciers of Greenland to the green hills of Africa.

Especially because of all of the factors; it was an active volcano, it was at high altitude, cold, windy and so there were a lot of things that I needed to take care of." The risks were very real.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on Tuesday urged the public to remain vigilant as signs of ...

There's no real alternative if you want to get inside. "You can't drill into it. You risk exploding the whole thing – and you don't want to do that," she adds.

The only other known mud volcano in Norwegian waters is the Håkon Mosby volcano. This 0.6-mile-wide (1 km) feature was discovered 4,100 feet (1,250 m) below the water’s surface on the seabed ...

The next time the sun is shining, go outside. There may not be a cloud in the sky, but you will be standing in the middle of a spectral rainstorm. Cosmic rays, emanating from all sorts of high-ener… ...