About 20 climbers set out Thursday to ascend the nearly 1,355-meter (4,445-foot) volcano on the island of Halmahera, in defiance of safety restrictions.

Fatal eruption impact: Mount Dukono erupted on May 8, killing three hikers from a group that entered a restricted zone despite safety warnings. Search challenges: Rescuers recovered one body and ...

India, May 9 -- An explosive eruption of Mount Dukono on a remote Indonesian island killed three hikers, authorities said on ...

Melting glaciers may be silently setting the stage for more explosive and frequent volcanic eruptions in the future, according to research on six volcanoes in the Chilean Andes. A study to be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An explosive eruption at the summit of Kanlaon Volcano occurred on February 19, sending a dark ash plume around 2,000 meters above ...

Researchers at Diamond Light Source have used advanced imaging to look at microscopic crystals, called nanolites, to see what they can tell us about volcanic eruptions. Highly explosive eruptions ...

Dhaka, May 6 -- Shiveluch, one of the most active volcanoes on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula and the northernmost active volcano in the region, continues to show near-daily volcanic activity, according ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. How and if a volcano explodes depends on how and when bubbles of ...