This stunning astronaut photo shows the natural beauty of Japan's Aso Caldera — a giant crater-like bowl containing 17 different volcanoes, leftover from major eruptions spanning over 200,000 years.

These processes are natural and have been recognized and embodied in Native Hawaiian oral traditions about Pele, Lono and ...

A breathtaking astronaut photo reveals El Salvador’s Lake Coatepeque—an ancient volcanic crater lake that sometimes ...

Lake Coatepeque is a stunning blue body of water nestled within an ancient volcanic caldera in El Salvador.

Caldera volcanic eruptions create geological hazards that affect many communities around the world. Geophysical, geochemical and remote sensing data have become essential for understanding the tectono ...

The United States is sitting on a volcanic relic that could reshape the global race for electric vehicle batteries and renewable energy storage. Beneath a vast ancient crater in the West, geologists ...

Update: Episode 43 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended at 6:21 p.m. on March 10, 2026, and the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption is currently paused. Tephra fall has been reported outside of the ...

The summit region of Kīlauea experienced tephra fallout and a Kona low storm this past week. Cleanup, recovery, and regrowth ...