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Mexico's Colima volcano erupts, forcing nearby communities to flee
350 villagers living in volcano's shadow were taken to a nearby shelter on Friday.
Money and live animals thrown into volcanic crater to appease mountain gods
Locals wait inside the crater with nets to catch the money and food meant for the gods.
How the ancient Mayans survived a cataclysmic volcano eruption 1,500 years ago
Mayan populations in the Zapotitan Valley may have survived an eruption with the help of neighbouring communities.
Mount Sinabung erupts in Indonesia, killing at least seven
Farmers had been illegally returning to land they had been rellocated from in 2014
Costa Rica volcano eruption: Hundreds flock to hospital with breathing and skin problems
Ash from Turrialba volcano coated the city of San José.
Stunning eruption of Costa Rica volcano captured with infrared cameras
The Turrialba volcano erupted on 12 May causing ash to scatter over Costa Rica's central valley.
Mystery bend in Hawaiian-Emperor seamount caused by movement near Earth's core
Unusual bend in Hawaiian-Emperor seamount is not seen anywhere else on Earth
Mount Ruapehu: Hikers told to stay away from Lord Of The Rings volcano in New Zealand
Temperature of volcano's crater lake has almost doubled in less than a month.
Mount St Helens recharges its magma stores through multiple quakes
Multiple small earthquakes have occurred beneath Mount St Helens.
Cost of natural disasters since 1900 tops $7tn
Death toll from natural calamities such as floods, storms and earthquakes estimated at eight million.
Popocatepetl volcano dramatically erupts in Mexico, spewing smoke and ash
Mexico contains over 3,000 volcanoes - but only 14 are considered active.
Popocatepetl: Watch the dramatic moment an active volcano erupts near Mexico City
Mexico's most active volcano is at it again, but no one is believed to be in any danger
Smithsonian Photo Contest 2015: Picture of dramatic volcano eruption wins magazine grand prize
Photo of volcano erupting wins 13th annual Smithsonian magazine photo contest, with entries from 168 countries
Mexico: Thousands on evacuation alert as Popocatépetl volcano threatens to blow
In the last 24 hours steam, gas and ash has been seen billowing from the top of the volcano, just 35 miles from Mexico City.
France's Cave of Forgotten Dreams has earliest depiction of volcano eruption - why are they absent from early art?
Study says Chauvet-Pont D'Arc cave drawing may show a volcanic eruption from 36,000 years ago.
Snowball Earth: Explosive underwater volcanoes turned planet from frozen waste to cradle of humanity
Volatile volcanoes in the Snowball Earth theory could be the cause of cap carbonates, solving the mystery.
Hawaii: 74 new species of round-waisted beetle discovered living on Haleakalā volcano
Dozens of new beetle species discovered on Maui Island volcano show speedy evolution.
Antarctic glacial underbelly scanned for first time hinting at volcanoes and magma 'blowtorch'
Researchers discover volcanic activity hidden beneath icy surface of Antarctica.
Momotombo: Video shows Nicaragua volcano erupt with ash and lava for first time in 110 years
Gas and ash from Momotombo has reached a height of 8,000 meters.
New World Pompeii: The Maya village preserved to perfection by a blanket of volcanic ash
Analysis from the village shows that the common people were not strongly ruled by the elite.
Japan: Scientists trigger artificial earthquake at Mount Zao with 200kg of dynamite
Tokyo researchers trigger quake to search for signs of future volcanic eruptions.
Kawah Ijen: The Indonesian volcano that spouts electric blue lava
The volcano gives out blue lava due to the copious amounts of sulphuric acid.
iPhone vs the volcano: Watch what happens when you drop an iPhone 6s into lava [Video]
See how an iPhone 6s fares when it's thrown into moulten lava. Spoiler: not very well.
Pompeii: Incredible images peer inside 2,000 year-old ash body casts of Mount Vesuvius volcano victims
Multi-layer CAT scans show skeletons and teeth of those encased in ash 2,000 years ago.
Flights cancelled as Japan's largest volcano erupts sending huge plumes of ash 6,560 feet into the air
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe deploys troops to erupting Mount Aso on island of Kyushu
Australia: World's longest continental volcano chain is three times the length of Yellowstone
World's longest known chain of continental volcanoes runs 2,000km and is 33 million years old.
El Salvador: Bizarre fireball fight during religious festival [video]
Locals in Nepaja throw fireballs at one another as part of annual religious celebration.
Nasa starts year-long isolation mission to simulate life on Mars
Nasa recruits have started a year of living in a dome near a Hawaii volcano.
Hawaii: Lava flows from erupting Kilauea volcano
A large breakout of lava from a volcano on Hawaii's Big Island has flowed into the surrounding forest.
Ecuador calls state of emergency as Cotopaxi volcano stirs
Volcano's last eruption was in 1940, but hundreds moved from surrounding area.