A volcanic formation known as Pele’s hair is produced when air-filled magma is stretched, according to a new study by a team ...

Hundreds of miles off the coast of Oregon, Deb Kelley watched a pod of dolphins swim past the research vessel Atlantis as the sun set on the Pacific Ocean. But beneath the calm seas lurked a behemoth: ...

A volcano near the Iran-Pakistan border rose multiple inches between 2023 and 2024 — raising alarm that it may be nearing an eruption for the first time in more than 700,000 years. The Taftan volcano ...

New Cornell University led-research challenges the long-standing belief that active volcanoes have large magma bodies that are expelled during eruptions and then dissipate over time as the volcanoes ...

When people think ‘science fair’, they think baking soda and vinegar volcanoes,” Junior Pramith Pradeep explained, “but ...

Scientists have recently discovered how magma behaves beneath active volcanoes, opening up new possibilities for targeted ...

In the predawn darkness, a dedicated team of scientists has scaled Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano, one of the world’s most active and a potential threat to millions, to unravel the mysteries beneath ...

Researchers traced tremor signals deep inside Tanzania’s Oldoinyo Lengai volcano, pinpointing their 3D locations for the first time. The study revealed linked tremors at different depths, offering a ...

A 2025 satellite photo captures the stark contrast between the barren Poás volcano and the surrounding Costa Rican jungle. The volcano's super-acidic lake provides the perfect analog for studying how ...

It’s winter, and the SciFri team is already dreaming of warmer weather. How about a mind vacation to one of the hottest places on earth, an erupting volcano? Tamsin Mather has trekked to volcanoes in ...