Mount Etna Eruption Footage Shows Smoke and Lava Lighting Up Sicilian Night Sky

Medicine & Technology Feb 24, 2021

The recent Mount Etna eruption spewed 1,500 meter fountains of lava for the fifth time since it first went active on February 16. Officials report no injuries or fatalities reported but caused the temporary shut down of Catania Airport.

Italy's Mount Etna Spews Ash and Smoke in New Eruption

Feb 16, 2021

Mount Etna, sitting on the east coast of Sicily in Italy, has spewed ash and smoke in a new eruption on Tuesday, February 16.

45-Feet Tall Ice Volcano Forms in Kazakhstan From Underground Spring

Feb 09, 2021

In Kazakhstan's Almaty region, an ice volcano that stands 45 feet was formed from an underground spring as the spouting water freezes once it is released.

Researchers Create a New Technique in Reconstructing Past Volcanic Activities

Jan 05, 2021

A team of scientists has created a new method for reconstructing the size of volcanic eruptions that have occurred long ago in the past, revolutionizing the study of previous eruptions and estimating hazards of future volcanic activities.

Researchers Answer Why Australia is Such A Volcanic Hotspot, Despite Not Being on the Ring of Fire

Dec 17, 2020

Australia's continent sits far south of the Equator, far from the famous Pacific Ring of Fire. However, it has an unusual number of volcanoes and eruptions, and scientists might have just uncovered why.

Scientists Find a Small Group of Alaskan Islands Might Be Part of an Interconnected Giant Volcano

Dec 06, 2020

Scientists recently said a small group of volcanic islands in the Aleutian chain of Alaska might be part of a single, undiscovered giant volcano.

Stromboli Volcano's Memory Processes Can Help Predict Major Eruptions

Oct 29, 2020

To understand the frequency of sudden, intense volcanic eruptions known as paroxysms, scientists studied the history of Italy's Stromboli.

Researchers Solved The Mystery Behind Venus’ Few Rare Volcanoes

May 31, 2017

Before, Earth's twin boiling planet Venus has an atmosphere that is so thick which makes it hard to study its surface. But now, researchers are able to study the mystery behind why there are few rare volcanoes in the planet after changes in 2006.

World’s Biggest Volcanoes in Hawaii Create Attention As Scientists Discover The Key Reason Behind Their Formation

May 04, 2017

A new research revealed the key cause behind the formation of the world’s biggest volcanoes in Hawaii.

Volcanologist Joins Team to Study A South Pacific Volcano That Has Erupted for Hundreds of Years Continuously

Apr 21, 2017

A geologist and vulcanologist from the University of Iowa join the team that has been studying a volcano in Vanuatu archipelago since 1999. She expects to gain more information to understand how volcanoes work

'Ghost Villages' Found In Indonesia After Volcano Eruption

Feb 21, 2017

Several villages were placed in silence after Mount Sinabung erupted in 2012. There were dusty kitchens from crumbling houses, vehicles overgrown by vegetation and volcanic ash covered almost everything.

Through Time and Stone--X-Rays Help Solve 2,000 year old mystery from Mt. Vesuvius

Jan 21, 2015

When Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, it destroyed several Roman towns including Pompeii and Herculaneum. With Herculaneum's destruction, hundreds of writings from the time were buried for what some believed could be all of eternity. However, scientists have now succeeded in reading parts of an ancient scroll buried by the eruption.

Demystifying Archaic 1500 Year Old Palindromic Amulet

Jan 20, 2015

Time is the one constant variable in all of our lives. Minutes push by, hours pass over, and years ring around the trunks of senior trees. 1,500 years is a time scale that may seem almost immeasurable at times, but a new discovery reveals that it has been written down, recorded to a tee. An excavation near the ancient city of Nea Paphos had unearthed an amulet of such an age that inscribed written language on one side and curiously depicted both Greek and Egyptian gods on the other.

Study Shows Volcanoes May Be Causing Global Cooling

Jan 13, 2015

We have known for a while that massive volcanic eruptions, which eject massive amounts of gases into the atmosphere, can block enough solar radiation to have an effect on the climate. For example, scientists believe the explosion of the Indonesian volcano Mt. Tambora in 1815 caused the severe cold spell in 1816. But while scientists may have arrived at a consensus that our planet is warming, according to a new study published this week, some of the warming effects have been offset by small volcanic eruptions over the last decade. The vast quantities of ash and gases ejected from the volcanoes have had a remarkable cooling effect on the climate, by blocking solar radiation.

Japan's Volcanos Threaten Nuclear Reactors, Expert Warns

Oct 17, 2014

One volcano expert is warning that Japan's massive 2011 earthquake--which damaged the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant and caused a nuclear crisis--could cause large volcanic eruptions in the coming years, yet he could not say when people could expect the eruptions to happen.