Mount Taranaki in New Zealand is legally a person, enjoying all the rights and responsibilities of a human being. The move places the mountain back into the hands of the Māori tribe, who see the ...

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New ...

An uptick in seismic activity on the volcanic island of Santorini has raised concerns about a potential eruption.

A seismic survey challenges the long-standing belief that only active volcanoes have large magma bodies sitting beneath them.

Yogyakarta. Mount Merapi, located on the border of the Special Region of Yogyakarta and Central Java, has shown an increase ...

The Indonesian city is home to some of the greatest Hindu and Buddhist temples, a thriving food scene and an area known as ...

Mount Saint Helens, Mount Adams, Mount Baker, and Glacier Peak are four of the active volcanoes in Washington state. The fifth, located less than 70 miles from Seattle, is Mount Rainier.

Mount Ibu on the remote ­island of Halmahera in North Maluku province erupted on Wednesday, sending a column of smoke up to 4km into the sky. The volcano’s alert status was immediately raised ...

HONOLULU (AP) — People were flocking to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Wednesday to get a glimpse of fountaining lava. Watch the eruption in the player above. The eruption that began Dec. 23 ...

Mount Ibu, located on the remote island of Halmahera in North Maluku province, erupted on Wednesday, sending a column of smoke up to 4km into the sky. The volcano's alert status was immediately ...

Mount Ibu, located on the remote island of Halmahera in North Maluku province, erupted on Wednesday, sending a column of smoke up to 4km into the sky. The volcano's alert status was immediately ...