An Italian-Swiss team has revealed the presence of 6,000 km³ of magma beneath Tuscany. An international team has identified a ...

Extinct' volcanoes that haven't erupted for tens of thousands of years may not actually be inactive, but silently ...

Scientists have shown how the freezing of a ‘slushy’ ocean of magma may be responsible for the composition of the Moon’s crust. The scientists, from the University of Cambridge and the Ecole normale ...

For a long time, supervolcanoes have been described as immense reservoirs of liquid magma. However, recent research suggests ...

New research suggests Mount Etna forms from deep mantle magma pockets, possibly classifying it as a rare “petit-spot” volcano ...

Learn how scientists discovered that Methana, a volcano in Greece believed to be dormant, was actually collecting magma for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. How and if a volcano explodes depends on how and when bubbles of ...

Large magma eruptions have produced great floods of basalt lava on the continents during Earth’s history. Conventionally, the largest flood basalt eruptions are thought to be possible only in regions ...

With its famous hot springs and gushing geysers, Yellowstone is one the most iconic national parks in the country and astonishes millions of visitors every year. Those awe-inspiring sights are thanks ...

This week in science news: Researchers are calling to exploit sewage waste and manure to break U.S. synthetic fertilizer ...