The explosiveness of a volcanic eruption depends on how many gas bubbles form in the magma—and when. Until now, it was ...

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

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

A groundbreaking discovery is changing the way scientists understand volcanic eruptions.

Scientists have discovered that shear forces inside rising magma can create gas bubbles long before pressure drops occur. The ...

For decades, volcanologists believed that the primary trigger for explosive eruptions was a drop in pressure as magma rises ...

A train can get you from one destination to another, but it can also be so much more, like this Amtrak ride full of stunning ...

Mount Rainier, the active stratovolcano that experienced an unusual but benign swarm of tiny earthquakes this past summer, isn’t suddenly showing seismic-tremor activity despite a recent news report ...

No, there is not increased activity at Mount Rainier, despite a national headline Wednesday morning claiming there is an ...

An article Tuesday posted by The Daily Mail titled ‘America’s deadliest volcano enters unprecedented 72-hour tremor phase as ...

BOTTOM LINE: West Virginia opens the season at home against Mount St. Mary's. West Virginia went 19-13 overall last season while going 13-4 at home. The West Virginia Mountaineers averaged 13.8 ...