Episode 42 ended after 9 hours and 48 minutes with both the north and south vents active for most of the eruption. The ...

Fluid inclusions in volcanoes are dominantly composed of carbon dioxide. At magmatic temperatures — 2,192 degrees — the density of the carbon dioxide strongly depends on pressure, which is influenced ...

More than 130 earthquakes were registered Tuesday at Iceland's large Bardarbunga volcano, a possible precursor to an eruption among the several scenarios being considered, the Icelandic meteorological ...

— -- Scientists have known for decades that hidden under those impressive vistas at sites such as Death Valley and Yellowstone National Park are magma pools that under the right conditions can ...

Aerial view of Crater Lake in Oregon, a collapse caldera formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in the past 8,000 years. A detailed survey of the volcanic deposits found offshore Japan ...

The recent earthquake swarm near Santorini has brought the topic of volcanoes in Greece back into the spotlight.

IoIO image of Jovian sodium nebula in outburst Credit: Jeff Morgenthaler, PSI. PSI Senior Scientist Morgenthaler has been using IoIO, located near Benson, Arizona to monitor volcanic activity on Io, ...

In the shadow of Italy’s Vesuvius, a lesser-known volcano rumbles: Campi Flegrei. An eruption could endanger the millions of residents of the city of Naples. NOVA is available to stream on pbs.org and ...

The volcano, temporarily named the Noctis, measures 280 miles wide and was discovered alongside a buried ice glacier to the east of Mars, near the Red Planet’s equator, scientists revealed at the 55th ...

More than a million giant skate eggs are discovered incubating in the heat of an underwater Pacific Ocean volcano.

Mass extinction events throughout Earth’s history are characterized as significant disruptions to life on the planet. There have been five major extinction events that have fundamentally changed how ...