An international research team led by The University of Manchester has shown how superheating ...

Scientists have shed light on a thermal process in magma that may help explain why similar volcanic systems can produce very ...

Volcanoes are one of the most impressive geological features around, but the biggest of them all isn't here on Earth, but ...

Suggested Citation: "5 Strengthening Volcano Science." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Volcanic Eruptions and Their Repose, Unrest ...

Understanding what triggers large volcanic eruptions is crucial for hazard assessment, but the exact mechanism driving these eruptions is still poorly understood. The prevailing theory is that ...

The South Pacific blast may have consumed its own methane — but using this idea against the greenhouse gas is controversial.

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 ...

A massive volcanic eruption can cool the planet within months. What happens next may take centuries. Currently, this potential consequence is a large part of current research being conducted on the ...

A volcano that erupted after being asleep for more than 100,000 years is leading more volcanologists to say we must redefine ...

Scientists have discovered how two active volcanoes reacted following a massive earthquake - and what their unexpected silence revealed.