Officials reported a hydrothermal explosion at Yellowstone’s Biscuit Basin, forming new vents and a boiling pool with no ...

In the early hours of June 13, a hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park’s Biscuit Basin sent several rocks ...

Instead of forming a towering peak, the Campi Flegrei volcano is a giant 13 kilometer wide crater known as a caldera.

Yellowstone has long been a magnet for both surprises and anxiety. It is a geothermal wonderland of geysers and hot springs standing on top of one of the planet’s most powerful volcanic systems.

An underwater volcano violently erupted in the South Pacific in 2022. The chemical reaction that happened afterwards could show humans how to slow global warming.

Researchers analyzed satellite imagery of the volcanic plume and found evidence that the potent greenhouse gas had broken down. The work could inform artificial interventions aiming to mitigate global ...

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Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcanic eruption was the largest eruption in the 21 st century, sending up the highest plume ever recorded. A new ...

Understanding what triggers large volcanic eruptions is crucial for hazard assessment, but the exact mechanism driving these eruptions is still poorly understood. The prevailing theory is that ...

The magma reservoir of the largest volcanic eruption of the Holocene is refilling. This Kobe University insight on the Kikai caldera in Japan allows us to understand giant caldera volcanoes like ...

The Toba supereruption 74,000 years ago was so massive it may have plunged Earth into years of darkness and cold, leading some scientists to believe humanity nearly went extinct. Yet archaeological ...