Volcanoes
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![A volcano pouring lava into the surrounding area](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p5pfHNpES3FHvuE3Jc9VXQ-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p5pfHNpES3FHvuE3Jc9VXQ-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p5pfHNpES3FHvuE3Jc9VXQ-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p5pfHNpES3FHvuE3Jc9VXQ-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p5pfHNpES3FHvuE3Jc9VXQ-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p5pfHNpES3FHvuE3Jc9VXQ-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p5pfHNpES3FHvuE3Jc9VXQ-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p5pfHNpES3FHvuE3Jc9VXQ-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Watch as crater collapses in Iceland's new volcano, spewing rivers of lava
By Kiley Price published
Iceland's newest volcano, located in the Reykjanes peninsula, began erupting in early July, 2023. Now it's throwing "spatter bombs'" of molten lava.
![A close up of the volcano summit shows the skate eggs and coral.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GQPFmweitgdp63Qmz5heSc-320-80.png 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GQPFmweitgdp63Qmz5heSc-450-80.png 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GQPFmweitgdp63Qmz5heSc-500-80.png 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GQPFmweitgdp63Qmz5heSc-650-80.png 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GQPFmweitgdp63Qmz5heSc-840-80.png 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GQPFmweitgdp63Qmz5heSc-970-80.png 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GQPFmweitgdp63Qmz5heSc-1024-80.png 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GQPFmweitgdp63Qmz5heSc-1200-80.png 1200w)
Scientists discover ancient, underwater volcano is still active — and covered in up to a million giant eggs
By Sascha Pare published
Researchers discovered that an underwater volcano nearly a mile beneath the surface off the Pacific coast of Canada is spouting hot fluid, providing a little-known species of skate with an ideal nursery.
![A picture of the new fissure spewing lava and volcanic gasses.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ME6eR5zvLkt6hoNAEzFhLH-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ME6eR5zvLkt6hoNAEzFhLH-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ME6eR5zvLkt6hoNAEzFhLH-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ME6eR5zvLkt6hoNAEzFhLH-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ME6eR5zvLkt6hoNAEzFhLH-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ME6eR5zvLkt6hoNAEzFhLH-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ME6eR5zvLkt6hoNAEzFhLH-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ME6eR5zvLkt6hoNAEzFhLH-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Earth's newest 'baby' volcano is painting Iceland's Fagradalsfjall region with incandescent lava
By Sascha Pare published
An eruption opened a 1.7-mile-long fissure in the ground on Monday (June 10), with lava still spewing and flowing south towards the site of the region's last volcanic eruption.
![a neanderthal skull on a black background with fire and smoke from a lava flow to the right](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4ipr8e2oRxPPWjM25byC9J-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4ipr8e2oRxPPWjM25byC9J-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4ipr8e2oRxPPWjM25byC9J-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4ipr8e2oRxPPWjM25byC9J-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4ipr8e2oRxPPWjM25byC9J-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4ipr8e2oRxPPWjM25byC9J-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4ipr8e2oRxPPWjM25byC9J-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4ipr8e2oRxPPWjM25byC9J-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Were Neanderthals really killed off by Campi Flegrei, Europe's awakening 'supervolcano'?
By Cameron Duke published
The volcano beneath Italy erupted 40,000 years ago and had catastrophic impact on Earth's climate — around the same time that the Neanderthals began their slow march to extinction.
![A view of the island of Ischia and the Bay of Naples after a thunderstorm.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9iYPGHZfjCu4pPNvuVETjQ-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9iYPGHZfjCu4pPNvuVETjQ-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9iYPGHZfjCu4pPNvuVETjQ-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9iYPGHZfjCu4pPNvuVETjQ-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9iYPGHZfjCu4pPNvuVETjQ-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9iYPGHZfjCu4pPNvuVETjQ-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9iYPGHZfjCu4pPNvuVETjQ-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9iYPGHZfjCu4pPNvuVETjQ-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Ground beneath Italy’s awakening 'supervolcano' rose 66 feet before its last eruption
By Ben Turner published
In 1538, the ground beneath the Campi Flegrei supervolcano rose by six stories. Then it burst.
![A picture of Midway Geiser in Yellowstone National Park shows streams of red liquid flowing away from its center.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X2Scy8mRgd4qU8kXEPvJgf-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X2Scy8mRgd4qU8kXEPvJgf-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X2Scy8mRgd4qU8kXEPvJgf-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X2Scy8mRgd4qU8kXEPvJgf-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X2Scy8mRgd4qU8kXEPvJgf-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X2Scy8mRgd4qU8kXEPvJgf-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X2Scy8mRgd4qU8kXEPvJgf-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X2Scy8mRgd4qU8kXEPvJgf-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Yellowstone supervolcano magma chamber has far more melted rock than thought
By Sascha Pare published
Scientists have worked out the consistency of the magma under the Yellowstone caldera using seismic waves — and the reservoir is filled with "mush" that doesn't pose an imminent eruption threat.
![Lava and smoke coming out of a volcano](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U36uvozU5MReGJVrxR7hvY-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U36uvozU5MReGJVrxR7hvY-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U36uvozU5MReGJVrxR7hvY-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U36uvozU5MReGJVrxR7hvY-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U36uvozU5MReGJVrxR7hvY-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U36uvozU5MReGJVrxR7hvY-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U36uvozU5MReGJVrxR7hvY-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U36uvozU5MReGJVrxR7hvY-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano is spewing 'vog' and may launch dangerous glass shards
By Kiley Price published
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano started erupting last week. Wind around the eruption site could carry volcanic smog and thin glass shards across the Big Island.
![the tonga eruption, with a mushroom formation, seen from space](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gTXHzxts4X82bmRTeZhuyU-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gTXHzxts4X82bmRTeZhuyU-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gTXHzxts4X82bmRTeZhuyU-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gTXHzxts4X82bmRTeZhuyU-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gTXHzxts4X82bmRTeZhuyU-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gTXHzxts4X82bmRTeZhuyU-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gTXHzxts4X82bmRTeZhuyU-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gTXHzxts4X82bmRTeZhuyU-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
The 12 biggest volcanic eruptions in recorded history
By Tia Ghose published
From Krakatoa to the Tonga blast, here are some of the biggest volcanic eruptions in recorded history.
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