According to new research, the active volcano that sits west of Naples has a "tuff" layer about two miles beneath the surface ...

Scientists have uncovered new evidence to suggest that Earth is leaking gases from deep inside its mantle—even in regions ...

Discover how magma forms, bubbles, and leads to volcanic eruptions, including insights on dormant volcanoes like Uturuncu in ...

The Three Sisters Volcano, located in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, is undergoing an intriguing geological ...

Learn how the changing color of tree leaves is being used as an early warning sign for volcanic activity.

The 1980 eruption cycle made Mount St. Helens one of the most famous volcanoes in the Cascades. But it is far from the only ...

Kirt Kempter likes to tease conservation groups about their efforts to try to stop erosion in the Galisteo Basin. As a geologist, he contextualizes time a bit differently than other people. He knows ...

Europe’s most active volcano—put on another dramatic show recently, spewing ash and lava that grounded flights and reminded ...

The largest volcanoes in Earth’s history owe their formation to powerful geological phenomena called mantle plumes—upwellings of abnormally hot rock within the Earth’s mantle that rise toward the ...

An analysis of Hawaii’s volcanic rocks revealed Earth’s core is leaking gold and other precious metals, a study found.

Scientists have discovered that the formation of flat, pancake-like volcanoes on Venus is likely due to its elastic ...