Think of a volcano as a soda can. Shake the can, and gas and pressure build up inside. Open the top and bam! — an explosion occurs. Volcanoes work much the same way. The heat deep inside Earth is so ...

Boulder, Colo., USA: What appears to be a single volcanic eruption is often the result of complex processes operating deep beneath the surface, where magma moves, evolves, and changes over long ...

Visual observations have been a backbone in studies of volcanoes, from 2,000 years ago to now. They remain fundamental to understanding how volcanoes work, and technological advancements, such as ...

Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Drew La Pointe, communication ...

What appears to be a single volcanic eruption is often the result of complex processes operating deep beneath the surface, where magma moves, evolves, and changes over long periods of time. To fully ...