Let’s take a look at 10 trails that trace those forces—but remember, some of these magmatic marvels are merely napping. It’s ...

Rapid uplifting near the 13,000-foot-tall summit of Taftan shows that this long-dormant volcano is more geologically active ...

After 700,000 years of dormancy, this volcano in Iran is showing signs of life—are we on the brink of a massive eruption?

Myers was recognized by the Geological Society of America for her extensive contributions to the field of volcanology, with a ...

We’re here to ponder what we call the Mima mounds. Explorers, traders and settlers moving into the area noted these odd ...

A study reveals the existence of pockets of magma beneath the volcanoes of the Cascade Range, with no signs of imminent eruptions.

A debate is stirring in Southwest Washington over how to manage ongoing impacts from the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.

The models can help local authorities and communities by evaluating the potential for collapse long before ground may give ...

For people living near volcanoes, danger goes well beyond lava flows and clouds of ash. Some explosive eruptions can lead to dramatic collapses of the sides of a volcano, like those at Mount St.

CALLING ALL SMARTY BRAINS! It's time once again to put your brainy-brain to the test with this week's edition of POP QUIZ PDX—our weekly, local, sassy-ass trivia quiz. And this week we'll be testing ...

No, Mount St. Helens is not erupting. What you are seeing in the Pacific Northwest today is actually remnants of an event nearly 50 years ago. According to the National Weather Service, old volcanic ...