Beyond the famous volcanic hotspots lie lesser-known destinations where landscapes, cultures and geothermal wonders create unforgettable travel experiences.

A lava lake is one of the rarest sights in volcanology. Instead of lava spilling away from a vent and cooling across the landscape, molten rock remains pooled inside a crater or volcanic depression, ...

One Planet, 1,500 Personalities: The Uniqueness of Volcanoes Every volcano is unique, with its own special quirks (and yes, these can change over time). But of the roughly 1,500 active land volcanoes ...

From Ethiopia's glowing crater to Antarctica's hidden volcanic wonder, these lava lakes offer a rare glimpse into Earth's ...

Simon Carn, a world authority on satellite-powered analysis of global volcanic activity, is the winner of the 2024 Michigan Technological University Research Award. Carn has scaled many mountains ...

The brutal decades-long conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is moving into a new phase, and the city of Goma is in the crosshairs of the violence. In the eastern Democratic Republic ...

Virunga National Park has lost 964 hectares (2,382 acres) of forest over the last four months, according to forest monitoring platfrom Global Forest Watch. Twenty percent of these losses have been ...

Africa is home to several active volcanoes, particularly in the East African Rift region. One of the most active volcanoes in this continent is Mount Nyiragongo located in the Democratic Republic of ...

UB researcher Stephan Kolzenburg is having a busy summer studying volcanoes around the world to deepen scientists’ understanding of lava flow. “When Nyiragongo erupted in 2021,” Kolzenburg says, “more ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – University at Buffalo researcher Stephan Kolzenburg is having a busy summer studying volcanoes around the world to deepen scientists’ understanding of lava flow. “When Nyiragongo ...