How did humans survive Toba supereruption 74,000 years ago? Volcanic glass may have the answer Humans have survived a lot to thrive on the planet, but exactly how remains a mystery for many events.

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The Axial Seamount has been dubbed the “most active submarine volcano” in the region Craig Tuttle/Design Pics Editorial/Universal Images Group via Getty The Axial Seamount, an underwater volcano off ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Lava shoots high into the sky. Molten rock erupts from two vents simultaneously. The nighttime sky glows red and orange, reflecting the lava oozing across a summit crater. Scientists ...

A volcano on Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted overnight into Sunday for what scientists said is the first time in hundreds of years, days after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake. The ...

A volcano on Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted overnight into Sunday for the first time in at least 400 years. The Krasheninnikov volcano sent ash more than 3.7 miles into the sky, ...

Less than a week after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake sparked tsunami warnings throughout the Pacific Ocean, a volcano in far eastern Russia, on Sunday, spewed hot ash miles into the sky, marking ...

Klyuchevskoy volcano in eastern Russia began erupting shortly after a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake and several aftershocks shook the same area. "A descent of hot lava is observed on the western ...

Volcano boarding down Cerro Negro is one of Nicaragua’s most thrilling adventure activities. Riders descend the steep volcanic slope at speeds up to 40 miles per hour, wearing jumpsuits and goggles ...

Volcanoes in Alaska, Washington state, Oregon and Hawaii have been rumbling and even spewing lava, enough to spark a swarm of news stories. But despite the jolts and temblors, geologists say there's ...