Several volcanoes around the world are being woken up on purpose. The mission? To use volcanic eruptions to protect the Earth ...

Nearly 600 years ago, a massive volcanic eruption sent clouds of sulfurous gas and ash high into the atmosphere. The blast known as the 1458/59 CE event was so huge that it triggered decades of ...

Reporting on efforts to tap “one of America’s most dangerous volcanoes” for power underscores how this project is being framed as both a hazard-mitigation opportunity and an energy experiment, with ...

Volcanologist Martin Mangler explains how volcanic eruptions work to push lava into the air. Listen on the The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast.