Understanding what triggers large volcanic eruptions is crucial for hazard assessment, but the exact mechanism driving these ...

A supervolcano that once shook the Earth is quietly recharging—and scientists are finally seeing how it happens. Scientists ...

It started as a go-for-broke experiment, but it wound up saving an ecosystem.

Discover the dramatic science behind T Coronae Borealis’ impending eruption. From a white dwarf siphoning material from a red ...

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A new detection method called “Jerk” could dramatically improve how scientists forecast volcanic eruptions. By using a single ...

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 ...

The magma reservoir of the largest volcano eruption of the Holocene is refilling. This Kobe University insight on the Kikai ...

The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia left a huge crater, along with a sometimes unexpected legacy. Jialiang Gao, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons On April 10, 1815, the Tambora volcano ...

That's the word U.S. Geological Survey volcanic experts used to describe a muddy eruption at Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone National Park on Saturday morning. Video shared by the USGS on social ...