Cosmic eruptions: 10 most explosive volcanoes known to science
A volcanic eruption does not always involve molten rock bursting from a familiar cone. Across the Solar System,…
Mt Ruapehu tremor rises to moderate level as scientists monitor volcano
“It doesn’t, by itself, mean that the volcano is going to erupt. “It’s more like a possible early…
This Volcano in Antarctica Is Spewing out $6,000 Worth of Gold Dust Per Day — But You Can’t Go Get It
Antarctica’s Mount Erebus has been erupting for more than half a century, churning a permanent lava lake beneath…
Juno’s Microwave Vision Peers beneath Surface of Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io
New data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft show temperatures spike more than 20 degrees Celsius just a few meters…
VIDEO: Scientists sample tephra from inside crater on Kilauea volcano summit
Three scientists went on a mission to collect tephra samples from one of Kilauea’s craters in order to…
Scientists Discover Why the Same Volcano Erupted in Two Completely Different Ways
New research shows that two major eruptions of Mount Etna were driven by distinct underground mechanisms, challenging assumptions…
32,000 Olympic Pools of Magma Nearly Erupted Beneath Atlantic Island
A massive “stealth” magma surge beneath Portugal’s São Jorge Island triggered thousands of earthquakes after rising almost silently…
Scientists Stunned As Volcano Removes Methane From the Air
The Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption on January 15, 2022. Image taken from a video of the eruption.…
Active Moons In Our Solar System And Beyond – Io, Europa, Enceladus, Triton, and Exomoons
Interior, surface and atmosphere visualisation of Europa, Enceladus, Triton, Io, and exoIo. Best-estimate plume heights are displayed to…
Climb every maunga: Steve Braunias continues his epic volcano adventure – and finds not all are accessible
When I set out to climb every volcanic mountain in the Auckland field, I regarded it as mission…
This scientist is racing to predict deadly volcanic mudslides
“When lahars are significantly large, the signal can be detected up to 20 minutes before the mudslide reaches…
Climb every maunga: Steven Braunias on his epic volcano adventure
In the first of a two-part series, Steve Braunias, armed only with a bus pass, a flask of…