An image of Augustine erupting on January 13, 2006, from about 50 miles away from the volcano. Courtesy of Gerald Andrew When Mount St. Augustine in Alaska erupted in mid-January 2006 for the first ...

A volcanic eruption spews ash into the sky. (Courthouse News image via Pixabay) (CN) — Volcanoes aren’t just awe-inspiring emblems of the power and fury of nature: They may also have played a key role ...

Volcanic lightning photos are some of the most impressive out there, in my opinion. Volcanic lightning is a striking and rare phenomenon that occurs during some volcanic eruptions. As ash, rock and ...

On April 22 at 6:04 p.m. the Calbuco volcano in Chile began erupting for the first time since 1972. The volcano spewed ash and pumice for at least 90 minutes as lava flowed from the main vent. Another ...

An analysis of volcanic rocks has revealed large quantities of nitrogen compounds that were almost certainly formed by volcanic lightning. This process could have provided the nitrogen required for ...

Volcanic lightning is a striking and multifaceted phenomenon that occurs during explosive eruptions, when vigorous interactions between fragmented ash particles, volcanic gases and environmental ...

An international team of geologists, Earth scientists and mineralogists has found evidence suggesting that volcanic lightning may have fixed huge amounts of atmospheric nitrogen, allowing life on ...

Mount Ruang in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, spews ash on April 19, 2024, after a series of eruptions earlier this week launched molten rocks into the sky. RONNY ADOLOF BUOL / AFP via Getty Images ...

Triggered by lightning in thunderstorms, whistler waves are radio waves that are channelled thousands of kilometres around the world via ducts in the magnetosphere. As Ian Randall reports, these ...