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 ...

Scientists have shed light on a thermal process in magma that may help explain why similar volcanic systems can produce very ...

A major discovery beneath Yellowstone National Park has revealed a magma cap located nearly 2.4 miles below the surface, which could help prevent a massive volcanic eruption. Using advanced seismic ...

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 ...

Multiple videos show a rare "fireball" meteor breaking apart with a flash of emerald light over the erupting Mount Mayon. Initial reports suggested that the falling space rock hit the volcano, but ...

Residents of Lembata Island in eastern Indonesia continue to live under volcanic restrictions as Mount Ili Lewotolok ...

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 ...

A volcano that erupted after being asleep for more than 100,000 years is leading more volcanologists to say we must redefine ...

The youngest eruption of the Methana volcano (brown) flowing into the sea, with limestone in the background. The Methana volcano in Greece appeared dormant for over 100,000 years, but magma was ...