TIME Magazine

Advance warnings of volcanic blasts in the Philippines and Japan show how researchers are getting the knack of predicting eruptions

Scientists know what makes a volcano blow but still cannot say when

Studies of ocean sediments may provide an answer as to how the Ice Age began

Even as make-believe mountains erupt on movie screens, 550 real peaks continue to smolder worldwide

TIME recalls the 1980 Mount St. Helen eruption

In Simon Winchester's magnificent Krakatoa, a tropical volcano gives fiery birth to the modern era

Volcanoes and earthquakes cause havoc across the world

Krakatoa yeasting to explode again

Indonesia braces for a new eruption

Krakatau helps establish new life on the islands

Step inside the 1883 cataclysmic eruption: Premieres Sunday, June 11, at 9 p.m. ET/PT

A collection of TIME's recent coverage of ancient Egypt and archaeology

A volcano unleashes its fury, leaving at least 20,000 dead or missing.

Mount St. Helens explodes, spreading death and destruction in the Cascades