Hidden in the Pacific, two very different volcanoes are forcing scientists to rethink what counts as “biggest.” Tamu Massif, ...

A New Zealand supervolcano is being closely watched after it unleashed a magnitude 4.4 earthquake and several aftershocks. Taupō volcano, a supervolcano situated underneath Lake Taupō, has shown ...

The Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines erupted today (Dec. 9) at 3:03 p.m. local time, spouting an eruption column of up to 1.86 miles (3 kilometers) into the sky and triggering the evacuation of ...

In the plot of many classic science fiction novels, like Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” and H.G. Wells’ “The Invisible Man,” a curious scientist is conducting a ground-breaking laboratory experiment ...

Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island had an explosive eruption on Tuesday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said. "ATM: Explosive eruption at Kanlaon Volcano ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

The explosiveness of a volcanic eruption depends on how many gas bubbles form in the magma – and when. Until now, it was thought that gas bubbles were formed primarily when the ambient pressure ...

Data from NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft has shown that pyroclastic deposits are widespread on Mercury. The deposits are the telltale sign of explosive volcanism, which scientists long thought Mercury ...