It started as a go-for-broke experiment, but it wound up saving an ecosystem.

Currently, scientists struggle to forecast volcano eruption events, as no universally reliable, real-time eruption forecasting framework is available. Instead, researchers often rely on retrospective ...

Helgi Hjorleifsson, a firefighter, is a leader in a national experiment to steer rivers of lava away from important sites.

In a recent Nature paper, physicists attribute a molecular “film” of carbon to phenomena like. Theoretically speaking, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The world’s largest acidic geyser is erupting for the first time ...

The Hayli Gubbi volcano in the rural northeast of Ethiopia erupted November 23. Afar Communication Bureau via Facebook A volcano in northern Ethiopia erupted Sunday, marking its first known eruption ...

Like a dormant volcano, plenty of people just can’t get going in the morning without some coffee. Surprisingly, the physics of java and lava are actually quite similar, at least when it comes to ...

Russia’s Krasheninnikov volcano erupted for the first time in centuries on August 3, sending ash and gas nearly four miles into the atmosphere—less than 150 miles away from the epicenter of the ...

The eruptions at Kilauea prompted closures at a national park and part of a highway because of falling glassy volcanic ...

Before smartphones, tablets, and digital labs, science class for Baby Boomers meant getting hands-on with experiments that ...