Large volcanic eruptions may have played a bigger role in triggering historical famines across China than previously ...
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The summit of Mauna Kea on the Hawaiʻi Island hosts the world’s largest astronomical observatory for optical, infrared and submillimeter astronomy. But Mauna Kea has a much more ...
Roughly 290,000 Filipinos remain unable to return home as Mayon Volcano’s lava flows have now persisted for 132 consecutive ...
Methana volcano looked dead for more than 100,000 years, yet magma kept building below ground. By dating tiny crystals, ...
The last eruption of Greece’s Methana volcano was around 250 B.C.E. Ever since that event, which was recorded by the Greek historian Strabo, the mountain has lurked silently, just across the Saronic ...
Researchers here have discovered the pivotal role that volcanoes played in a deadly ice age 450 million years ago. Perhaps ironically, these volcanoes first caused global warming — by releasing ...
It’s easy to forget that the earth below us is always changing and shifting — but sometimes, we get a dramatic demonstration of exactly that, like with the recent eruptions of a volcano in Iceland.
New research into the ancient Whakamaru supereruption reveals how multiple underground magma systems combined to unleash one ...
A global early-warning system strives to keep aircraft safe from volcanic eruptions. Mark Piesing A small aircraft flies over the Bardarbunga volcano as it spews lava and ash in southeast Iceland. The ...