1 /2 VIDEO COURTESY USGS A live web cam view of the Kilauea eruption. COURTESY USGS A screenshot from this live web cam shows Episode 29 of the Kilauea eruption from the south rim of the crater. 2 /2 ...

Volcanoes are often framed as nature’s most violent spectacles, yet some of the largest on Earth ooze lava quietly for years without a single dramatic blast. Scientists have now pulled together a ...

Volcanoes often look deceptively quiet until the moment they unleash towering plumes of ash and gas, yet the precise switch that turns a gentle rumble into a devastating blast has remained stubbornly ...

The explosiveness of a volcanic eruption depends on how many gas bubbles form in the magma – and when. Until now, it was thought that gas bubbles were formed primarily when the ambient pressure ...