Crystal lava shards offer a peek into a volcano’s underworld
The 2021 volcanic blast in the Canary Islands entombed more than 2,800 buildings in lava and ash. Now scientists are searching for clues to understand what made La Palma’s first eruption in 50 years so powerful.
Volcanoes don’t erupt on schedule—but they have been in Iceland
Since the Reykjanes Peninsula burst to life in 2021, there have been three eruptions, each separated by about 320 days. “We haven’t seen something like this for quite some time.”
The source of Turkey's volcanoes lies more than 1,000 miles away
Scientists have long wondered how volcanoes formed in central Anatolia despite being far from tectonic plate borders—now they've found evidence of a hot plume of magma flowing from East Africa.