Europe’s Most Active Volcano Just Got Stranger – Here’s Why Scientists Are Rethinking It

New research suggests Mount Etna forms from deep mantle magma pockets, possibly classifying it as a rare “petit-spot” volcano ...
Smithsonian Magazine

This Greek Volcano Seemed Quiet for 100,000 Years. Then It Erupted Again. Should Scientists Take a Second Look at ‘Extinct’ Volcanoes?

By reconstructing a 700,000-year history of Methana volcano, geologists found a prehistoric phase when it appeared inactive ...
unr.edu

Scientists capture elusive imagery of volcano’s inner workings

About 290 miles off the coast of Cannon Beach, Oregon, lies an underwater volcano called Axial Volcano. Axial erupts about once every ten years. Twice in the past year, news outlets have reported that ...

Methana volcano in Greece was never dead: Scientists reveal 100,000 years of hidden magma activity

For years, the Methana volcano located in Greece has been categorised as a dormant volcano since it has always appeared ...
Earth.com

Ancient volcanic scars in Kazakhstan are exposing a lost world beneath the steppe

Study reveals ancient volcanoes in Kazakhstan and a lost world beneath the steppe containing valuable hidden minerals ...
insider.si.edu

Paricutin Volcano in its Early Stage of Formation

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Forbes

Study Explains Why Some Volcanoes Explode and Others Don’t

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. How and if a volcano explodes depends on how and when bubbles of ...
Maui Now

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea summit eruptions outside of Halemaʻumaʻu

Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists ...