Sakurajima roared to life once more on February 6, with an explosive eruption at 7:02 a.m., sending a plume of ash 1,000 ...

Scientists hope a mix of artificial intelligence and human expertise will help decipher ancient scrolls carbonized by a ...

The Sakurajima Volcano erupted and spewed lava in Japan. Dramatic footage shows the volcano releasing a towering plume of ash ...

A little-known volcano on a remote Pacific island may have been the source of one of the 19th century’s most powerful ...

Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania–which last erupted about 360,000 years ago and Japan’s Mount Fuji–317 years ago–are both currently considered to be dormant volcanoes. However, new research ...

Japan is crisscrossed with 111 active volcanoes. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) is responsible for monitoring volcanic activity and providing related disaster preparedness information.

Filipinos may be familiar with Hakone as a sardines brand, but this town in Japan is a lesser-known tourist destination close to Tokyo that offers unique travel experiences ...

By analyzing sulfur and volcanic ash entrained in ice cores, researchers pinpointed a caldera in the remote Kuril Islands as ...

At the same time, experts must be trained who can support the endeavor. Japan has 111 active volcanoes, some of which have blown their tops in recent years. They include the 2014 eruption of ...

The active Sakurajima stratovolcano in Kagoshima, Japan, erupted on Sunday, sending a huge plume of ash into the sky. Dramatic timelapse footage captured the ash cloud shooting from the volcano's ...

Using new ice core techniques, scientists have concluded that the dark, chilly year of 1831 was due to the massive eruption of a volcano north of Japan. The year 1831 was a very nasty one in terms ...

For a third day, thousands of people fled the Greek island of Santorini by sea and air on Tuesday, as more earthquakes shook ...