Popocatépetl emerged in the crater of other volcanoes in its current form more than 20,000 years ago and has been active since 1994, spewing plumes of smoke, gas and ash more or less daily. The ...

Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano has long drawn attention for its size, constant activity, and glowing plumes of smoke and ash, ...

In a science lab on the fourth floor of UTSA's Multidisciplinary Studies Building, UTSA students engage in meticulous choreography around a glowing furnace, melting rocks to produce lava. The task ...

Using rock from Sicily's Mount Etna they found that small-scale simulations of volcanic activity could be scaled up and related to real events, with fractures of 50 mm (2 inches) in the lab ...

Over millions of years, the Earth’s upper layers have performed a dance that has created mountains, volcanoes, continents, ridges and ocean trenches. Tectonic plates play a key role in this process.

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An underwater volcano off Oregon's coast is likely to erupt in 2025, according to scientists monitoring the situation. Axial Seamount—the most active volcano in the northeast Pacific Ocean—is located ...

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Taftan volcano near the border of Pakistan has shown signs of unrest in recent years. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A volcano ...

UT San Antonio students in the HAMsTER Lab melt rocks to produce lava, a task that helps them survey the vast landscapes of the universe. In a science lab on the fourth floor of UTSA’s ...