WASHINGTON (AP) — Government scientists have classified 18 U.S. volcanoes as "very high threat" because of what's been happening inside them and how close they are to people. "This report may come as ...

Buried beneath the high desert on the Oregon–Nevada line, an ancient volcanic scar is suddenly being talked about in the same breath as Saudi oil fields. Researchers say the McDermitt Caldera holds ...

An underwater volcano off the Oregon coast could erupt late this year, scientists say. The volcano, known as Axial Seamount, is more than 4,900 feet beneath the Pacific Ocean and 300 miles off the ...

One of America’s “largest and most hazardous active volcanoes” is now the site of the Earth’s hottest geothermal plant. The volcano in question is Oregon’s Newberry volcano that last erupted around ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: In an effort to tap into that potential, a start-up called Mazama Energy, is focusing its sights on Newberry Volcano, a large, active, shield volcano ...

An active underwater volcano off the Oregon Coast that was predicted to erupt in 2025 is now expected to erupt mid-to-late 2026. The Axial Seamount volcano is located nearly a mile beneath the sea, ...

Newberry Volcano in central Oregon contains ideal conditions for a superhot rock enhanced geothermal system candidate. An exploration well needed to be converted to an ...

Denison University professor Erik Klemetti Gonzalez balances volcanology, science writing, and a lifelong love for music.