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![Yellowstone's Steamboat Geyser blows steam during a 2019 eruption.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VCRumCdoTNCLTgqtMoP976-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VCRumCdoTNCLTgqtMoP976-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VCRumCdoTNCLTgqtMoP976-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VCRumCdoTNCLTgqtMoP976-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VCRumCdoTNCLTgqtMoP976-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VCRumCdoTNCLTgqtMoP976-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VCRumCdoTNCLTgqtMoP976-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VCRumCdoTNCLTgqtMoP976-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Yellowstone's reawakened geyser won't spark a volcanic 'big one'
By Laura Geggel published
Why a reawakened geyser isn't worrying geologists.
![An eruption started at the Kilauea summit on Dec. 20, 2020, at approximately 9:30 p.m. HST with multiple fissures opening on the walls of Halemaʻumaʻu crater.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yEbFuk4FHWmFueRF2tNpBU-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yEbFuk4FHWmFueRF2tNpBU-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yEbFuk4FHWmFueRF2tNpBU-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yEbFuk4FHWmFueRF2tNpBU-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yEbFuk4FHWmFueRF2tNpBU-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yEbFuk4FHWmFueRF2tNpBU-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yEbFuk4FHWmFueRF2tNpBU-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yEbFuk4FHWmFueRF2tNpBU-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts with dramatic lava fountains
By Jeanna Bryner published
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted beginning Sunday (Dec. 20) night local time, with dramatic lava fountains and huge puffs of gas and steam being launched from the summit crater called Halema'uma'u.
![An aerial oblique photo of the volcanoes in the Islands of Four Mountains, Alaska, taken in July 2014. In the center is the summit of Mount Tana. Behind Tana are (left to right) Herbert, Cleveland and Carlisle Volcanoes.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g2PGyTJNZLVcx9LG2Dhvg8-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g2PGyTJNZLVcx9LG2Dhvg8-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g2PGyTJNZLVcx9LG2Dhvg8-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g2PGyTJNZLVcx9LG2Dhvg8-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g2PGyTJNZLVcx9LG2Dhvg8-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g2PGyTJNZLVcx9LG2Dhvg8-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g2PGyTJNZLVcx9LG2Dhvg8-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g2PGyTJNZLVcx9LG2Dhvg8-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Chain of Alaskan islands might really be one monster volcano
By Mindy Weisberger published
Six volcanic islands in the Aleutian archipelago may be linked together in one massive caldera hiding underwater.
![The petrovite mineral consists of oxygen atoms, sodium sulfur and copper, which form a porous framework.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fQKTBgHExMdx5RsmeagBB8-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fQKTBgHExMdx5RsmeagBB8-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fQKTBgHExMdx5RsmeagBB8-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fQKTBgHExMdx5RsmeagBB8-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fQKTBgHExMdx5RsmeagBB8-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fQKTBgHExMdx5RsmeagBB8-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fQKTBgHExMdx5RsmeagBB8-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fQKTBgHExMdx5RsmeagBB8-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Scientists discover exotic new mineral forged in the furnace of a Russian volcano
By Peter Dockrill published
Volcanoes rank among the most destructive and awe-inspiring phenomena on the planet. But these fiery fissures do much more than just destroy.
![The Stromboli volcano in Italy erupted with a stronger-than-usual explosion on Nov. 16, 2020.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4UxYVzdbzDzCeM3qSzmo8K-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4UxYVzdbzDzCeM3qSzmo8K-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4UxYVzdbzDzCeM3qSzmo8K-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4UxYVzdbzDzCeM3qSzmo8K-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4UxYVzdbzDzCeM3qSzmo8K-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4UxYVzdbzDzCeM3qSzmo8K-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4UxYVzdbzDzCeM3qSzmo8K-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4UxYVzdbzDzCeM3qSzmo8K-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Huge eruption of Italian volcano sends ash hundreds of feet into the air
By Stephanie Pappas published
An explosion on the slopes of Stromboli sent pyroclastic flow down the Italian volcano on Monday (Nov. 16).
![Manam Volcano in Papua New Guinea, as seen from space on June 16, 2010.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oMNaLeDk2wZSgs94iWXEd9-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oMNaLeDk2wZSgs94iWXEd9-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oMNaLeDk2wZSgs94iWXEd9-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oMNaLeDk2wZSgs94iWXEd9-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oMNaLeDk2wZSgs94iWXEd9-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oMNaLeDk2wZSgs94iWXEd9-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oMNaLeDk2wZSgs94iWXEd9-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oMNaLeDk2wZSgs94iWXEd9-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Drones are flying straight into volcanoes, for life-saving science
By Clare Watson published
Researchers have designed specially-adapted drones to fly straight into volcanoes and help gather data from an active volcano in Papua New Guinea.
![Fountain Paint Pot, one of the many hydrothermal features fueled by the angry hotspot below Yellowstone National Park.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pT5gWZv9jb8yUhEJV4oepd-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pT5gWZv9jb8yUhEJV4oepd-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pT5gWZv9jb8yUhEJV4oepd-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pT5gWZv9jb8yUhEJV4oepd-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pT5gWZv9jb8yUhEJV4oepd-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pT5gWZv9jb8yUhEJV4oepd-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pT5gWZv9jb8yUhEJV4oepd-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pT5gWZv9jb8yUhEJV4oepd-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Newly discovered Yellowstone eruption is one of 'top 5 eruptions of all time'
By Brandon Specktor published
The discovery of two new ancient supereruptions suggests the Yellowstone hotspot might be waning.
![The Gardner Pinnacles are all that's visible of what is now considered the world's largest, and hottest, volcano. It's called Pūhāhonu, and it lies northwest of Honolulu, Hawaii.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mWiYegdwvk3mS8bv6r3TPd-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mWiYegdwvk3mS8bv6r3TPd-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mWiYegdwvk3mS8bv6r3TPd-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mWiYegdwvk3mS8bv6r3TPd-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mWiYegdwvk3mS8bv6r3TPd-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mWiYegdwvk3mS8bv6r3TPd-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mWiYegdwvk3mS8bv6r3TPd-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mWiYegdwvk3mS8bv6r3TPd-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Hawaii just got a new 'largest volcano on Earth.' (Condolences to Mauna Loa.)
By Brandon Specktor published
Scientists used sonar and gravimeters to measure the gargantuan Pūhāhonu volcano in Hawaii — and it's the world's biggest.
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