Some scientists think we can better understand volcanoes by learning how the gaseous vortexes emerge. By Carolyn Wilke Some volcanoes perform a rather subtle trick: blowing rings of vapor that ...

These ghostly hoops have been spotted above volcanic events around the world. But how they form has long been a mystery.

Magma becomes lava when it rises up to the Earth’s surface, like when the Nyiragongo volcano erupted in the Democratic ...

There are different types of volcanoes that are formed in various ways. The basic origin of Mount Vesuvius is due to the fact Africa is drifting northward and actually colliding ...

Scientists have long wondered how volcanoes formed in central Anatolia despite being far from tectonic plate borders—now they've found evidence of a hot plume of magma flowing from East Africa.

Something unusual was spotted swirling within the crater of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano during the most recent eruptive episode ...

A “fascinating” eruption is approaching as a sleeping giant underwater volcano stirs with seismic activity near America’s west coast. The seismic activity of Axial Seamount, a submerged ...

A blue miracle: How sapphires formed in volcanoes Date: July 29, 2024 Source: Heidelberg University Summary: Sapphires are among the most precious gems, yet they consist solely of chemically ...