The notion of volcanoes as destructive forces isn’t the whole story. In fact, they play an essential role in crafting new ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Composite volcanoes are the most common type of volcano. They can have violent eruptions and can grow bigger as ...

But, in fact, something weird did happen today: Grimsvotn, Iceland’s most active volcano, erupted, shooting a white plume 18,000 feet into the air and causing 50 small earthquakes. So far ...

A Dec. 13 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows a man talking in front of a video of people fleeing down a mountain away from a column of smoke. “Here’s an update on the now ...