Mount Spurr, a volcano 78 miles from Anchorage, is being monitored for signs of a possible eruption. If it blows, Mount Spurr ...

The enigmatic zombie volcano in Bolivia, dormant for nearly 250,000 years, has puzzled scientists with its unusual behavior.

In the Pacific Northwest, Washington offers the most dramatic scenery. The best place to enjoy the outdoors is in a National ...

We live in volcano country in the Pacific Northwest and a big anniversary is coming up later this month. Saturday, May 18 is the 45th anniversary of the eruption Mount Saint Helens eruption in 1980.

Squirreled away between classrooms, the University of Montana is home to a number of “hidden exhibits” – mini-museums that showcase various artifacts, usually related to whatever specialty the buildin ...

Until Mount St. Helens blew in 1980, Lassen's eruption was the most recent volcanic explosion in the lower 48 states. Ecologists now study Lassen's landscape to see what the future may bring to ...

Ashland resident Adam Doc Fox describes -- and shows -- a recent climb up and snowboard down from Mount St. Helens.

From 1975: Two 1971 Ferris High School grads were “glad to be alive” after surviving an avalanche on Mount St. Helens. They ...

SEATTLE — The Pacific Northwest's most active underwater volcano is showing signs of an impending eruption, potentially occurring before the end of 2025, according to researchers at the University of ...

One of the world’s oldest national parks, Mount Rainier became part of the federal system in 1899, shortly after its last eruption. Park status was the culmination of a long campaign by John ...

by KOMO News Staff Microbes and their waste material stream from this “snowblower” vent on Axial Seamount three months after its eruption in 2011. (University of Washington) TOPICS ...