For decades, volcanologists believed that the primary trigger for explosive eruptions was a drop in pressure as magma rises ...

The on-and-off volcanic eruption that’s been dazzling residents and visitors on Hawaii’s Big Island for nearly a year is back ...

The explosiveness of a volcanic eruption depends on how many gas bubbles form in the magma—and when. Until now, it was ...

Scientists have uncovered a long-missing piece of the volcanic puzzle: rising magma doesn’t just form explosive gas bubbles ...

Scientists have discovered that shear forces inside rising magma can create gas bubbles long before pressure drops occur. The ...

Living on an island can be nice. This dream drives some families to move across the world to beautiful tropical paradises. But not all island paradises are as benign as they may look. For over 200 ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, one of the most active in the world, is about to erupt again, according to the United States ...

To understand a volcanic eruption, you can study images from satellites, radar measurements from aircraft, or seismic data from sensors in the ground. But if you really want to know what's up with a ...

From the archive: This story first published in September 2016. Just beyond the eerie dunes that make up the Mojave Desert’s Devils Playground, a glaringly white dome rises up out of the ground.

Barren Island is India’s only national park with an active volcano, offering a rare mix of dramatic lava landscapes and rich ...