Hidden beneath the frozen surface of Antarctica lie warm caves that could harbour life.

Nasa says Yellowstone super volcano is a greater threat to life on Earth than an asteroid

Calmer conditions on White Island has allowed scientists to explore newly-formed features.

COMMENT: Auckland's natural history could get in the way of museum WWI memorial.

As photographer set up his camera, a volcano erupted right in front of him

Auckland's volcanic past has been pieced back together, revealing explosive surprises.

GPS data has revealed how mantle rock beneath the Central North Island is being melted.

NZ scientists reveal an explosive history behind the 2014 eruption that made a new island.

Eruption could cost Auckland $10b and make the city even more vulnerable to disaster.

Extreme athletes aren't simply adrenaline junkies with a death wish, scientists say.

Kiwi scientists have helped discover new volcanoes beneath the Pacific Ocean.

COMMENT: Matthew Blackett explains why these volcanoes are so dangerous.

Around 435,000 residents would be forced to flee in an Auckland eruption scenario.

A Kiwi scientist has journeyed to one of the world's most volcanically active regions.

Volcano under one of the world's busiest flight paths has erupted almost 40 times this year.

Kiwi Matthew Davison pitched the idea of getting photos of the inside of the crater.

Scientists have put a recent spate of Central North Island quakes down to long-term tectonic "stretching" rather than worrying volcanic activity.

The Auckland Volcanic Field will "almost certainly" erupt again, and a swarm of earthquakes will be the first signal of a catastrophe, say scientists.

Things seem to be heating up Campi Flegrei, the 12km-wide caldera west of Naples in Italy.

A researcher who has uncovered new insights into New Zealand's ocean environment says seafloor communities need better protection against any future deep-sea mining.

INTERACTIVE MAP: Explore the behaviour of volcanoes that lie beneath Auckland and see whether your area is in a danger zone.

The spectacular eruption of a geyser near the shores of Lake Rotorua comes as scientists are discovering new insights into the city's famous geothermal backdrop.

Research maps out the Auckland suburbs most in danger if a volcanic explosion occurs.

A pumice raft spotted by a Royal New Zealand Air Force crew has pointed to a possible major undersea eruption somewhere in the Tonga-Kermadec volcanic arc.

The tihi (summits) of five Auckland mountains will be closed to vehicles from next year, the Tupuna Maunga Authority has announced.

The Government is being urged to fund an around-the-clock monitoring and warning system for earthquakes and tsunamis in New Zealand.

It appears our volcanoes have slept through the Kaikoura quake, with monitoring equipment showing only a few tremors over recent days.

Seismic activity has increased at Mt Ruapehu after the lake in the volcano's crater peaked in temperature.

Collating data on eruptions, earthquakes and gas emissions promise new predictive tools.

The lake on active Bay of Plenty volcano White Island has completely disappeared, a volcanologist has discovered.