When individuals hear volcanoes, they tend to envision blazing eruptions blasting into the air. However, volcanoes can also collapse sideways, with their sides, or flanks, collapsing. Such a collapse ...

A new 3-D model of a volcanic explosion, based on the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, could help researchers understand some of the mysteries of volcanic blasts. The model could enhance scientists' ...

Some 66 million years ago, the world was dominated by dinosaurs, and then suddenly, it wasn't. The scientific consensus is that a catastrophic asteroid impact ended the Cretaceous era when it wiped ...

The volcanoes of Venus are still active today, with at least 37 areas showing recent activity, a new 3D model reveals. This simulation from the University of Maryland and the Institute of Geophysics ...

The scientific community is abuzz following the first eruption of Mauna Loa—the world’s largest volcano, situated on the Island of Hawaii—since 1984. The eruption occurred just before midnight on ...

For decades, volcanologists believed that the primary trigger for explosive eruptions was a drop in pressure as magma rises toward the surface. When pressure falls, gases dissolved deep within the ...

The classic baking soda and vinegar volcano experiment, popularized as a hands-on STEM activity for children, simulates an erupting volcano using everyday household items to demonstrate acid-base ...