High over the island of Sicily, Mount Etna smolders as Europe’s most active volcano. Underneath its rough slopes, a network of magma chambers and fractures seethes in virtual quiet—until the earth ...

A 1956 eruption collapsed much of the Bezymianny volcano in Kamchatka, Russia, but frequent eruptions since — including a ...

Advances in volcanic ash forecasting could transform the aviation industry, avoiding the mass cancellation of flights.

The ancient Romans got the hang of how to use volcanic ash. They used it as an ingredient in their concrete, and the result ...

Mount Etna winemakers like to live on the edge. As one of the world’s most famous active volcanoes, the imposing mountain looms large in the skyline, a trail of smoke piping out from a crater to ...