Volcanos
Volcanic Cooling Led to Rise of the Dinosaurs
Around 201 million years ago, a mass extinction wiped...
Two Victims of Ancient Pompeii Died by Earthquake, Not Volcano
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD has...
Last Missing Climber Found Dead on Mexican Volcano
Authorities have found the lifeless body of a climber...
The Fastest Magma on Record Spilled Over Iceland Last Week
Since late 2023, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions have hit...
Climbers Target Mt. Sidley, Antarctica’s Highest Volcano
While teams line up on Vinson to tick off...
Greener Trees Can Forecast Volcanic Eruptions
Predicting when a volcano will erupt is tricky. Some...
Eleven Found Dead Out Of Twelve Missing After Indonesian Eruption
As we reported earlier this week, 11 people were...
Twelve Still Missing after Indonesian Eruption
When Mount Marapi, an Indonesian volcano on the island...
Beneath Glaciers, to Study Volcanoes: An Interview with Caver Christian Stenner
In 2016, a helicopter pilot in British Columbia, Canada...
Two Supervolcanoes May Be Waking Up
The increased activity of two supervolcanoes, one in California...
Eurasia’s Highest Active Volcano Stirs Again
Kamchatka's ever-restless Klyuchevskaya volcano has erupted again. This time,...
The Unkillable Victorian Volcanologist of Mt. Vesuvius
Being a modern volcanologist is no walk in the...
Olympus Mons, Our Solar System’s Highest Mountain, Used to be an Island
Two volcanoes on Mars, Olympus Mons and Alba Mons,...
Mystery Solved: How Diamonds Reach the Earth’s Surface
Diamonds form hundreds of kilometers below the surface of...
Tonga Eruption Caused the Most Intense Lightning Storm Ever
On January 15, 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’api (HTHH)...
2022 Tonga Eruption Spawned ‘Mega-Tsunami’ 85 Meters Tall, Rivaling Krakatoa
When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai (HTHH) submarine volcano erupted...
Medieval Astronomers Shed Light on Thousand-Year-Old Volcanic Eruptions
Close observers of the moon in the 12th and...
Scientists Discover Thousands of Previously Unknown Volcanoes on Venus
Scientists using new methods to analyze decades-old data from...
