Mount Rainier - one of many volcanoes found in the Cascade Range - is reflecting in the Reflection Lakes in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington State, USA. A seismic survey challenges the ...

Smoke billows from the mouth of Mt. Shasta like a thunderous cough. Within moments, clear skies turn gray, and the sun vanishes behind thick, shifting layers of volcanic gas and ash. Visitors snap ...

To the east of Mount Rainier are the remains of a once-mighty Cascade volcano. In the hills outside of Naches, Washington, at the foot of Mount Rainier are the remains of a much older volcano. Join ...

Unlike old soldiers, old volcanoes seemingly don't even fade away, much less die, with researchers discovering magma chambers ...

New Cornell University led-research challenges the long-standing belief that active volcanoes have large magma bodies that ...

Mount Shasta, a steep-sided Cascade Range stratovolcano in Northern California, looms above Little Glass Mountain, a thick obsidian flow erupted from the Medicine Lake shield volcano about 1,000 years ...

The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Michael Wright, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Aug. 12—Something out in the darkness was staring at them. Nick Burson and Marc McPherson were on their way ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Though immensely powerful, volcanoes are not always spewing hot ...

A deadly eruption on White Island in New Zealand Monday serves as a reminder to Pacific Northwest residents of the dangers of living near a volcano, said officials with the U. S. Geological Survey’s ...

A group of international scientists gathered at the Cascades Volcano Observatory this week to learn about volcano hazard monitoring techniques they can bring back to their home countries. The Cascades ...