Volcanoes are both captivating and disastrous. Most are likely familiar with the common short-term dangers associated with ...
Early humans in Ethiopia survived the Toba supervolcano eruption by shifting to river foods, revealing how drought shaped ...
The eruptions at Kilauea prompted closures at a national park and part of a highway because of falling glassy volcanic ...
Understanding what triggers large volcanic eruptions is crucial for hazard assessment, but the exact mechanism driving these ...
Far beneath the ocean near Japan, scientists have discovered that the magma system linked to the most powerful eruption of the Holocene is slowly rebuilding. By using seismic imaging, researchers ...
A volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland has once again forced the evacuation of tourists at the internationally known Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, the national broadcaster RUV reported. The ...
Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active volcanoes Sally Sennert Did you know that there are between 40 and 50 volcanoes ...
Scientists have discovered that one of the most powerful volcanoes in Earth’s recent history is slowly building up magma ...
Mount Saint Helens is the biggest volcanic eruption in United States history, and this weekend marked 45 years. The eruption and the following landslide killed 57 people, destroyed 200 homes, and ...
A supervolcano that once shook the Earth is quietly recharging—and scientists are finally seeing how it happens. Scientists ...
Toxic gases and ash from Mount Vesuvius took just minutes to asphyxiate an estimated 2,000 Pompeians in C.E. 79. A pyroclastic flow from Mount Pelée claimed the lives of nearly 30,000 on the Caribbean ...
The magma reservoir of the largest volcanic eruption of the Holocene is refilling. This Kobe University insight on the Kikai ...