Though the volcano’s magma chambers could hold enough material for a caldera-forming event, none of them are likely to erupt ...

Volcanoes can be morbidly fascinating for plenty of reasons, as can the lava they release. But what effect might all that ...

One of the most annoying things about cooking tomato sauce is the inevitable splatter. Let's dive in to see why this happens - and what you can do about it.

Heat from the gyrotron turns this hard rock liquid-like, similar to the viscosity of honey or even ... fibers that are also formed during a volcanic eruption. The air “easily” blows the ...

Second, several isotopically distinct components can be traced in volcanic rocks ... the presence of a strong phase transition and a viscosity increase that are both expected to reduce this ...

Basaltic magma is like that typically found flowing downhill relatively fast during eruptions of Hawaii’s Kīlauea or Mauna Loa volcanoes. It is low in viscosity. Rhyolitic magma, on the other hand, ...

Mount Everest has long been considered the highest mountain on Earth, but new research shows that this is not the case. Scientists have now discovered two mountains that are 100 times higher than the ...

Africa is broken. It is being dissected by the famous East African Rift which extends over a length of 5000 km along the eastern side of Africa and seems poised to destroy Africa as we know it.

A miles-wide volcano off Oregon’s coast could erupt “soon” say scientists who’ve been tracking it for decades. The Axial Seamount is a massive undersea volcano that reaches more than 3,600 ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano began a new series of eruptions in December 2024. The world's most active volcano, located in Kilauea, Hawaii, resumed its latest eruption on Wednesday. Volcanic activity ...