People lived in many parts of the Old World by then but had not yet reached Australia or the Americas. The bulk of the human ...

In the heart of the Caspian Sea, off the coast of Azerbaijan, a mud volcano briefly birthed a mysterious island, only for the sea to reclaim it, leaving scientists captivated.

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Volcanology is the study of the generation and movement of molten rock on Earth and other planetary bodies, primarily through volcanoes and volcanic eruptions. This encompasses the generation of ...

NASA scientists have been left baffled by satellite pictures showing a “ghost” island appearing – and then mysteriously ...

Volcanoes are ecologically sensitive areas that often witness the wrath of nature. With an unstable landscape, warm temperatures, and the release of toxic gases, these areas are as unique as they are ...

What is the hottest volcano of them all? It depends on how you define “hottest,” but a fascinating new analysis crunches the numbers in a few different ways, using satellite observations of 95 of ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the status of Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island to Alert Level 3 after its explosive eruption on December 9.

Since 1997, scientists have kept a careful eye on it using instruments that measure pressure on the ocean floor. Data shows that the volcano has been swelling, with changing rates that hint at an ...

The volcanic cloud that caused these peculiar effects seems to have followed a straight path, for they appeared on the east coast of Africa on the second day, on the Gold Coast on the third, at ...

Volcanic mud flowing from Dofen has caused huge cracks in critical infrastructure, including major roads, and dozens of properties have been severely damaged in the region of Afar, according to ...

It’s also one of the largest volcanoes on Earth. The Yellowstone Caldera is a 70 by 45 kilometre-wide crater in northwestern Wyoming, blasted out of the Earth’s crust some 640,000 years ago in ...