Mount Etna has long puzzled geologists because it doesn't fit any of the three classic ways volcanoes are thought to form. A ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. How and if a volcano explodes depends on how and when bubbles of ...

LMU volcanologists decipher the behavior of magma beneath an active volcano and reveal how it reacts to drilling. Although volcanic eruptions are spectacular natural events that occur around the world ...

Mount Etna in Italy is one of the most well-studied volcanoes in the world. It has been erupting for thousands of years, and scientists have been observing it closely for decades.

Although volcanic eruptions are spectacular natural events that occur around the world every day, most volcanoes spend the majority of their time not erupting. To accurately forecast volcanic activity ...

Europe’s tallest active volcano, Mount Etna, may belong to an obscure group of volcanoes shaped by magma in an unusual way. Although Mount Etna offers endless research opportunities, erupting several ...

How do volcanoes work? What happens beneath their surface? What causes the vibrations—known as tremor—that occur when magma or gases move upward through a volcano's conduits? Professor Dr. Miriam ...

Volcanoes are among the most powerful forces on Earth. They can release unimaginable amounts of energy, sending rivers of ...

For more than 100,000 years, a Greek volcano lay silent. But deep underground, it was still growing. Tiny zircon crystals show magma was quietly brewing between eruptions, researchers report April 22 ...