The U.S. is home to some of the world’s most powerful volcanoes, but which states have the most? From Hawaii’s lava flows to ...

What is the collective noun for a group of volcano scientists? While some tongue-in-cheek responses might be “an eruption of volcanologists” or “a swarm of seismologists,” we’ll stick to “an assembly ...

Whether you’re a local looking for a new lunch spot or a visitor wanting to taste the true flavor of Hawaii’s food scene, La ...

See 12 of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, as selected by Washington Post photo editors.

A volcano in Hawaii that’s been erupting since December displayed a message of love in glowing lava a little more than a week ...

By Dean Murray A Hawaiian volcano looks like a scene from "The Lord of the Rings" as it spews lava this week. A United States ...

M. PATRICK / U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Lava spewed out of the northern vent at Kilauea’s summit Tuesday morning. M. PATRICK / ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is currently spewing fiery red-orange lava up to 250 feet high from its north vent – in what’s called "Episode 8" of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption.

The eruption began on December 23 in a crater at the summit of Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes.

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano resumed its latest eruption on Monday, sending fountains of lava shooting more than 250 feet in the ...