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'Dragon Eggs' Hatched to Monitor Volcanic Activity

September 10, 2018

The University of Bristol is pioneering the monitoring of volcanic activity by developing a cutting-edge measurement system t...

Study Finds Deep Subterranean Connection Between Two Japan Volcanoes

July 16, 2018

Scientists use GPS data to uncover unusual behavior between distant volcanoes

Using Artificial Intelligence to Understand Volcanic Eruptions from Tiny Ash

June 29, 2018

Scientists have shown that an artificial intelligence program called a Convolutional Neural Network can be trained to categor...

Researchers Find New Way to Estimate Magma beneath Yellowstone Supervolcano

June 5, 2018

Some 640,000 years have passed since the volcano's last major eruption

Predicting Volcanic Eruptions Using Tiny Crystals

January 23, 2018

Tiny crystals that form deep in volcanoes may be the key for advance warnings before volcanic eruptions

Volcanic Carbon Dioxide Drove Ancient Global Warming Event

September 5, 2017

Study shows that the Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum was associated with a geologically rapid doubling of atmospheric ...

How X-rays Helped to Solve Mystery of Floating Rocks

May 25, 2017

Experiments at Berkeley Lab show scientists how pumice can remain buoyant for years

Underwater Volcano's Eruption Captured in Exquisite Detail by Seafloor Observatory

December 16, 2016

"We have a new understanding of the behavior of caldera dynamics that can be applied to other volcanoes all over the world," ...

Penguin Colonies at Risk from Erupting Volcano

July 6, 2016

Satellite images have confirmed that between one third and one half of the island has so far been covered in ash

Making Magma Helps Researchers Understand Volcanoes

March 21, 2016

Magma re-creation, along with other research, helps researchers to understand eruptions and possibly ways to better predict t...

Simulating Path of ‘Magma Mush’ Inside an Active Volcano

October 5, 2015

Study is the first to simulate the individual crystals’ movement in the magma chamber

Atmospheric Signs of Volcanic Activity Could Aid Search for Life

June 10, 2015

Planets with volcanic activity are considered better candidates for life than worlds without such heated internal goings-on....

Scientists Confirm Existence of Largest Single Volcano on Earth

September 8, 2013

Massive underwater shield volcano rivals biggest in solar system.

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