ESA Releases Satellite View of Mount Kilimanjaro

ESA Releases Satellite View of Mount Kilimanjaro

This dormant volcano is Africa's highest mountain

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 14th, 2015
Study Explains Bizarre Hexagonal Towers Created by Cooling Lava

Study Explains Bizarre Hexagonal Towers Created by Cooling Lava

Volcanic eruptions sometimes form such odd columns

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 4th, 2015
800-Foot (250-Meter) Tsunami Once Swallowed an Island Whole

800-Foot (250-Meter) Tsunami Once Swallowed an Island Whole

The tsunami was born following the collapse of a volcano

Watch: Lightning Strikes Illuminate Volcanic Ash Cloud

Watch: Lightning Strikes Illuminate Volcanic Ash Cloud

The oddly mesmerizing video was shot in Patagonia

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 24th, 2015
Volcanic Eruption Coughed Out 120,000 Tonnes of Toxic Gas per Day

Volcanic Eruption Coughed Out 120,000 Tonnes of Toxic Gas per Day

The eruption happened in Iceland last year, lasted 6 months

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 14th, 2015
World's Longest Continental Volcanic Chain Discovered in Australia

World's Longest Continental Volcanic Chain Discovered in Australia

The chain runs across 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles)

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 24th, 2015
There Is Gold Hidden Under Volcanoes in New Zealand

There Is Gold Hidden Under Volcanoes in New Zealand

Also lots of silver, geological evidence suggests

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 25th, 2015
Billion-Year-Old Collapsed Volcano Revealed in Satellite Image

Billion-Year-Old Collapsed Volcano Revealed in Satellite Image

The ancient volcano was imaged by the Landsat 8 satellite

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 13th, 2015
Cluster of Ancient Volcanoes Found Off the Coast of Australia

Cluster of Ancient Volcanoes Found Off the Coast of Australia

The volcanoes are about 50 million years old

Watch: How to Open a Can of Ravioli with Lava

Watch: How to Open a Can of Ravioli with Lava

Just let the lava engulf the can and you're all set

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 19th, 2015
Volcanoes on Venus Are Active, Often Cough Out Lava Flows

Volcanoes on Venus Are Active, Often Cough Out Lava Flows

Study finds evidence of volcanic activity in Venus

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 29th, 2015
Volcano in Japan Erupts, Coughs Out Colossal Cloud of Ash and Smoke

Volcano in Japan Erupts, Coughs Out Colossal Cloud of Ash and Smoke

The eruption happened this Friday at 10 a.m. local time

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 26th, 2015
Volcano in the Galapagos Islands Erupts for the First Time in 33 Years

Volcano in the Galapagos Islands Erupts for the First Time in 33 Years

The lava flow could reach the nearby ocean, specialists say

Odd Feature on Mars Could Be the Caldera of a Colossal Volcano

Odd Feature on Mars Could Be the Caldera of a Colossal Volcano

Then again, it might also be just another impact crater

Watch: Volcano Explodes After Crater Wall Partly Collapses

Watch: Volcano Explodes After Crater Wall Partly Collapses

The explosion occurred this past Sunday in Hawaii, was caught on film by specialists with the US Geological Survey

Eerie Human Figure Forms Over Erupting Volcano in Chile

Eerie Human Figure Forms Over Erupting Volcano in Chile

People say the figure was a sign that last week's volcanic eruption was the gods' way to punish people

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 24th, 2015
Yellowstone Hides Enough Magma to Fill the Grand Canyon 11 Times Over

Yellowstone Hides Enough Magma to Fill the Grand Canyon 11 Times Over

Researchers zoom in on previously undocumented magma reservoir resting under the Yellowstone National Park

 
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