It’s winter, and the SciFri team is already dreaming of warmer weather. How about a mind vacation to one of the hottest places on earth, an erupting volcano? Tamsin Mather has trekked to volcanoes in ...

Volcanologist Jenni Barclay joins WIRED to answer the internet's lava-hot questions about volcanoes. How do volcanoes cause lightning? What would happen if you fell into a volcano? What do ...

Questions linger in the wake of the recent volcanic eruption on White Island, a New Zealand tourist island, that killed 16 people and left 26 with severe burns. For example: Why were tourists on the ...

In Volcano area, hear a Kilauea summit eruption update at the Kilauea Military Camp the evening of January 26, and learn all about volcanology and how we monitor volcanoes during an evening ...

WHAKATANE/WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Tourists caught in the deadly blast at New Zealand's White Island were there despite a recent increase in volcanic activity, although experts said precise predictions ...

Earth’s magnetic field surrounds us every second of the day, everywhere on the planet. Anyone who has picked up a pocket compass and seen the magnetic needle quickly align itself has seen the action ...

Nik Wallenda doesn’t walk on water, but he does the next best and almost equally impressive thing: He walks on a thin wire, suspended waaaaay up in the air. The 41-year-old daredevil — who is a ...

Satellite data suggest a volcano in Tanzania that expels extremely runny lava could be creeping toward an eruption. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.