Turning red-hot lava from an active volcano into electricity would be dangerous and unreliable. Volcanoes don’t erupt on predictable schedules, and lava cools too quickly. But many countries, ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Mount Etna—Europe’s most active volcano—put on another dramatic show recently, spewing ash and lava that grounded flights and reminded us just how unpredictable volcanoes can be. But ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Washington Post On the slopes of an Oregon volcano, engineers are building the hottest geothermal power plant on Earth. The plant ...

Could Washington generate electrical power from the Earth’s heat near its volcanoes? That’s what will be explored early this summer as the state Department of Natural Resources drills four to five, ...