Volcanic Activity

Discoveries Superheated magma could explain explosive volcanic eruptions

New study reveals how superheated magma delays crystal formation and influences whether volcanoes erupt explosively or gently.

Global Good Quiet for 100,000 years, Greece’s Methana volcano may be making a comeback Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact Volcanic eruptions in the distant past may have led to ocean current collapse Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries Scientists Find Massive Hidden Rock Layer Beneath Bermuda Joshua Shavit

Health Scientists reveal what triggered the Black Death plague in Europe Joseph Shavit

Green Impact Continental splits spark new volcanic activity for tens of millions of years Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact After 700,000 years, Iran’s dormant Taftan volcano is starting to rise Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact New computer model predicts volcano collapses and tsunamis Joseph Shavit

Green Impact The Red Sea was completely dry before a massive Indian Ocean flood revived it Mac Oliveau

Space Earth’s deep-sea microbes could hold the key to finding life on Europa

Green Impact New study confirms 4.16 billion-year-old rocks in Canada as Earth’s oldest

Innovations Striking new images reveal the hidden magma network beneath Yellowstone

Green Impact Trees can provide early warning of volcanic eruptions, NASA finds

Green Impact Massive underwater volcano off the coast of Oregon is getting ready to erupt

Green Impact Melting ice age glaciers triggered surprising changes deep within Earth

Green Impact Geologists solve one of Earth’s oldest volcanic “super-eruption” mysteries

Green Impact Global supervolcano threat rises as scientists sound the alarm