In the Pacific Northwest, a surge of seismic activity has pushed one underwater volcano into what researchers describe as a very high likelihood of eruption, with some models putting the odds near 95 ...

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A groundbreaking discovery is changing the way scientists understand volcanic eruptions.

A new study explains why even gas-rich, supposedly explosive volcanoes sometimes erupt quietly instead of blowing apart.

Scientists have discovered that shear forces inside rising magma can create gas bubbles long before pressure drops occur. The ...

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Scientists have uncovered a long-missing piece of the volcanic puzzle: rising magma doesn’t just form explosive gas bubbles ...

The explosiveness of a volcanic eruption depends on how many gas bubbles form in the magma—and when. Until now, it was ...

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An article Tuesday posted by The Daily Mail titled ‘America’s deadliest volcano enters unprecedented 72-hour tremor phase as ...