In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano, one of the world’s most ...

A woman walks on the ash-covered streets from the Popocatepetl volcano in Santiago Xalitzintla, Mexico, Monday, May 22, 2023. Active volcanoes prompted ash warnings and set nerves on edge in Italy, ...

Learn about how volcanoes are formed and the ways they erupt Chiara Maria Petrone, Roberto Scandone, and Alex Whittaker On February 20, 1943, Dionisio Pulido and his family were working in their ...

If the theory is proven correct, the consequences could be enormous, spelling a much more risky, explosive future.

What is the risk of a volcano erupting? To answer this question, scientists need information about its underlying internal structure. However, gathering this data can take several years of fieldwork, ...

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Rachel Beane receives funding from Bowdoin College and the National Science Foundation. She is affiliated with the Harpswell Heritage Land Trust. On Nov. 27, 2022, Mauna Loa – the world’s largest ...

Lava flows create a map-like pattern on black basalt rocks at Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano, which erupted in March 2021 for the first time in nearly 800 years. On June 2, 2025, Italy’s Mount Etna, ...

Few places on Earth demonstrate the raw power of geological activity like volcanoes. The dynamic processes beneath our planet's crust are the reasons behind (or rather, under) events like the July ...