Volcanoes can behave in strikingly different ways, even when they appear nearly identical. Some release slow, steady lava flows.

It is widely accepted that the early Earth largely consisted of molten magma, forming a global ocean of magma. This extreme state of Earth was likely caused by the intense heat generated from ...

Researchers found that a magma's thermal history may be a key factor in determining whether an eruption becomes more vigorous ...

The moon may have formed after a giant Mars-size rock hit a magma-covered newborn Earth, a new study finds. Earth came together about 4.5 billion years ago, and previous research suggested the moon ...

Scientists are embarking on a research expedition to improve volcanic eruption forecasting by learning more about how a deep-underground feeder system creates and supplies magma to Mount St. Helens.

Scientists have shown how the freezing of a ‘slushy’ ocean of magma may be responsible for the composition of the Moon’s crust. The scientists, from the University of Cambridge and the Ecole normale ...

Magmatic systems within the continental crust often record complex interactions between chemically distinct magmas. In granitoid batholiths, injections of mafic to intermediate magma into evolving ...

Researchers investigate the effects of oxygen content on the melting of mantle rocks and the formation of early Earth magma It is widely accepted that the early Earth largely consisted of molten magma ...