First look at the island may offer the picture of a dead caldera but a closer look reveals that the caldera actually holds a ...
By the end of the day, about 7 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, data from 16 crystals was collected and analyzed. The data, which ...
Consider a can of soda. When the can is closed (pressurized), the soda contains dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2). When you open ...
Scientists warn that the Alaska volcano Mount Spurr is likely to erupt soon, showering ash on Anchorage and potentially ...
Researchers have found that half of all active volcanoes are exposed to the risk of torrential rains linked to climate change ...
Io’s long-debated magma ocean may not exist. Juno spacecraft data reveals that tidal forces deform the moon differently than ...
Although the Kama‘ehuakanaloa Seamount has been a little restless recently, new information about the undersea volcano is ...
To time how fast a sprinter runs, you just need a stopwatch. To time how fast magma moves, you need to know a little bit ...
Evidence of elevated volcanic activity indicate eruption of Alaska's Mount Spurr volcano could happen within weeks or months, ...
Several past eruptions were characterized by similar lava fountaining episodes, including at the start of the Puʻuʻōʻō ...
Additionally, earthquakes and ground deformation continue near the volcano. The observatory said new magma has intruded into the Earth’s crust beneath the volcano, which indicates an eruption is ...