Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Volcanoes are nature's most dramatic rocks, and while their eruptions can be awe-inspiring, they also pose serious threats to ...

Elle Leontiev's image of Philip, a self-taught volcanologist who has lived on Mount Yasur his whole life, has won the ...

Volcanoes are often framed as spectacular local disasters, but a growing body of research argues that the most dangerous eruptions may come from poorly monitored or even hidden systems that could ...

Triggering earthquakes and spewing magma and hot ash out of the ground, volcanoes are known for producing some of the most catastrophic natural disasters. These mountains are typically formed by plate ...

New Cornell University led-research challenges the long-standing belief that active volcanoes have large magma bodies that are expelled during eruptions and then dissipate over time as the volcanoes ...

Chief meteorologist Mark Dixon checks out the science behind using a fire extinguisher to fire a pencil into a piece of plywood. Here's Jan. 4's Science Sunday. Chief meteorologist Mark Dixon checks ...

Using advanced technology that analyzes tiny gas bubbles trapped in crystal, a team of scientists has precisely mapped how magma storage evolves as Hawaiian volcanoes age. Using advanced technology ...

In a science lab on the fourth floor of UTSA's Multidisciplinary Studies Building, UTSA students engage in meticulous choreography around a glowing furnace, melting rocks to produce lava. The task ...

Under Antarctica’s miles-thick ice sheet, scientists have identified 207 possible volcanoes that may be speeding up ice melt and raising global sea levels, according to a recent study published in ...

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A 2012 astronaut photo shows the striking beauty of Japan's Aso Caldera, a "supervolcanic" structure home to more than a dozen volcanoes and "hellish" hot springs. It was formed by several major ...