Although volcanic eruptions are spectacular natural events that occur around the world every day, most volcanoes spend the majority of their time not erupting. To accurately forecast volcanic activity ...

Methana volcano looked dead for more than 100,000 years, yet magma kept building below ground. By dating tiny crystals, ...

Scientists have uncovered a long-missing piece of the volcanic puzzle: rising magma doesn’t just form explosive gas bubbles when pressure drops—it can do so simply by being sheared and “kneaded” ...

The youngest eruption of the Methana volcano (brown) flowing into the sea, with limestone in the background. The Methana volcano in Greece appeared dormant for over 100,000 years, but magma was ...

The explosive Kikai caldera has been refilling with magma, prompting fears of another eruption. This situation is heating up. One of the world’s most volatile volcanoes is silently refilling with ...

At any given time, 20 to 50 of these active volcanoes are erupting. The proximity of people and buildings makes it important ...

Learn about how volcanoes are formed and the ways they erupt Chiara Maria Petrone, Roberto Scandone, and Alex Whittaker On February 20, 1943, Dionisio Pulido and his family were working in their ...

LMU volcanologists decipher the behavior of magma beneath an active volcano and reveal how it reacts to drilling. Although volcanic eruptions are spectacular natural events that occur around the world ...