Earthquakes deep below West Antarctica reveal an active volcano hidden beneath the massive ice sheet, researchers said in a study published in the journal Nature Geoscience. The discovery finally ...

New research from the Chilean Patagonia has identified a link between glacial retreat and underground volcanic activity ...

Melting glaciers may be setting off volcanoes worldwide, triggering eruptions and possibly accelerating climate change.

For centuries, glaciers have sat like frosty crowns atop slumbering volcanoes, keeping Earth’s fury tucked safely beneath ...

It's a ticking time bomb under Antarctica unless humans find a way to wrestle with the rising mercury. Unbeknownst to the cool surface ice, Antarctica hosts a dense cluster of volcanoes within its ...

Antarctica has just two active volcanoes, Mount Erebus and Deception Island. Scientists who study the area say there is little chance of the volcanoes posing any real threat in the near future.

Scientists call for better protection of Antarctica’s vulnerable seafloor ecosystem as ship traffic increases around the continent.

Chilean volcano study shows melting glaciers remove pressure that suppressed eruptions for thousands of years.

While a handful of volcanoes were known to reside under the vast West Antarctic Ice Sheet, in 2017 scientists reported detecting another 91 possible volcanoes hidden there.

Earthquakes deep below West Antarctica reveal an active volcano hidden beneath the massive ice sheet, researchers said today (Nov. 17) in a study published in the journal Nature Geoscience. The ...