An eruption of the Manam volcano sent ash into the air for nearby communities in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, Jan. 23. The eruption occurred just before 4 p.m. local time, sending lava down the side ...

Specially-adapted drones developed by an international team have been gathering data from never-before-explored volcanoes that will enable local communities to better forecast future eruptions. The ...

With an estimated 300 active volcanoes on Earth, the challenge is how to monitor them all to send out early warnings before they erupt. Measuring volcanic gas emissions is also no easy task. Now ...

One of the reasons that volcanoes are so dangerous is that it’s hard to predict their eruptions. Now, scientists have formed a plan to use drones to explore remote volcanoes to learn about forecasting ...

Mount St. Helens, Vesuvius, Krakatoa: history is full of volcanic eruptions that took humans by surprise and caused devastating damage. But with the help of drones, an international team of scientists ...

Troops have been sent to help thousands of people displaced by a volcanic eruption on a remote archipelago in Papua New Guinea, the prime minister said Friday, as a second volcano erupted. Lava and ...

Unmanned aerial vehicles are widely used in mapping, aerial photography, rescue operations, shipping, law enforcement, agriculture, among other things. In addition, drones hold considerable potential ...

PORT MORESBY, March 19 (Reuters) - A mudslide on the Papua New Guinea volcanic island of Manam has killed four people, prompting authorities to call on Monday for islanders to stay away from the ...

Specially-adapted drones have been gathering data from never-before-explored volcanoes that will enable local communities to better forecast future eruptions. The cutting-edge research at Manam ...