In a fascinating find beneath the waves of the Barents Sea, researchers have discovered anunderwater mud volcano dating back ...

Iceland is a land of extremes, where molten lava and glacial ice exist side by side, shaping a surreal landscape that looks like something out of a dream or science fiction movie. In this video, we ...

First, the volcanic heat thawed the ice, producing the bottom layers, called pillow lavas. As the ice thinned and a small meltwater lake formed, the overlying pressure lessened, and the lava had ...

The average volcanic eruption lasts seven weeks, said volcanologist Rick Wunderman of the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program. But the range is 20 minutes to 700 years.

Carn and his colleagues used DSCOVR's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) to observe 16 eruptions. They collected ultraviolet measurements of sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), a gas frequently emitted ...

Carn notes that other satellite data show no indication of sulfur dioxide or ash in the plume. Nor is there a heat signal that would indicate hot volcanic material at or near the summit.

A newly discovered volcano rumbling beneath nearly a mile of ice in Antarctica will almost certainly erupt at some point in the future, according to a new study. Such an event could accelerate the ...

And if the volcano under the ice is similar to ones close by, such as Mount Sidley, there's no risk of a super-eruption. [Big Blasts: History's 10 Most Destructive Volcanoes] ...

On March 9, 1979, Linda Morabito discovered a volcanic plume on Io, a moon of Jupiter, in one of the photos from Voyager 1. She wrote, “I could feel tears begin to roll down my face at the sight ...

Underestimated Risks Beneath Antarctic Ice. Despite its critical role, volcanic activity beneath Antarctica’s ice has often been overlooked when calculating sea-level rise projections.

A massive volcano has been hiding in plain sight on Mars, says new research. Not only is its sheer size noteworthy, but the team believes it might also harbor glacial ice that could be critical ...