Imagine waking up one morning to news that a massive volcanic eruption has shaken a remote region with absolutely no advance ...

Discover why volcanoes erupt, how magma and gases cause eruptions and why volcanoes are essential for life on Earth.

Volcanoes are often framed as nature’s most violent spectacles, yet some of the largest on Earth ooze lava quietly for years ...

A new study explains why even gas-rich, supposedly explosive volcanoes sometimes erupt quietly instead of blowing apart.

The next global volcanic disaster is more likely to come from volcanoes that appear dormant and are barely monitored than ...

When volcanoes are preparing to erupt, scientists rely on typical signs to warn people living nearby: deformation of the ground and earthquakes, caused by underground chambers filling up with magma ...

An international team of researchers including a scientist from ETH has shown that friction in magma leads to the formation ...

Scientists have uncovered a long-missing piece of the volcanic puzzle: rising magma doesn’t just form explosive gas bubbles ...

While volcanoes play an important role in shaping landscapes and enriching soil, their destructive power far outweighs their ...