In a field test of their instrument, University at Buffalo researchers gathered viscosity data from lava flows at the Litli-Hrútur eruption in Iceland. WASHINGTON, June 4, 2024 – Millions of people ...

Learn about how volcanoes are formed and the ways they erupt Chiara Maria Petrone, Roberto Scandone, and Alex Whittaker On February 20, 1943, Dionisio Pulido and his family were working in their ...

Fountains of lava erupted from the Sundhnúkur volcanic system in southwest Iceland on Jan. 14, 2024. As the world watched on webcams and social media, lava flows cut off roads and bubbled from a new ...

Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week’s contribution is from Mark Stelten, research geologist with ...

20 May 2021. Fjóla Guðrún Sigtryggsdóttir is shown studying the lava field upstream of the dams, with the Fagradalsfjall volcano in the background. It had been dormant for 800 years, but in March 2021 ...

Scientists studying volcanic eruptions in Iceland say microbes begin colonizing new lava flows faster and more predictably than once thought.

Is there anything more spectacular than a towering lava fountain? Think about what it is: glowing red molten rock being shot into the sky, potentially hundreds or thousands of feet. As ubiquitous and ...

Episode 20 of lava fountaining at Kilauea volcano’s summit ended late Tuesday night after 4.5 hours, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists said The Halemaumau eruption is now paused after the ...

Volcano tourists in Hawaii and beyond are taking dangerous risks to get close-up views. Here's what to know before you go lava chasing. On June 11, the 1,000-plus-foot lava blasts of Kīlauea, one of ...