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

Scientists hope a mix of artificial intelligence and human expertise will help decipher ancient scrolls carbonized by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago. Multiple earthquakes are rattling ...

suggests that the composition of magma could drive tremors during volcanic eruptions. The findings ... Unveiling a Century of Stress and Deformation: Insights from Kilauea Volcano's 1975 ...

Under our feet, processes are occurring that could reshape the world map in the long run. Africa, although it seems like a ...

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

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. RETRANSMISSION CORRECTING SOURCE In this photo provided by Janice Wei, a fountain of lava spews from an ...

Scientists are predicting that a colossal underwater volcano, the Axial Seamount, could be on the verge of eruption. Located around 300 miles off the Oregon coast in the US, this mammoth natural ...

Scientists are predicting that a colossal underwater volcano, the Axial Seamount, could be on the verge of eruption. Located about 300 miles off the Oregon coast in the US, this mammoth volcano is ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Kīlauea volcano erupted once again Monday night, making this the eighth episode of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption that began at 9:52 p.m. This latest eruption has been ...

(Learn about how lightning can help signal the start of potentially dangerous eruptions of farflung volcanoes.) Unlike earthquakes, volcanoes rouse from sleep with some notice—shaking the ground ...