So, when thinking about how to protect people from volcanos, it is natural to think about simply plugging them up by dumping ...

Researchers analyzed changes over time in the ratio of small earthquakes to bigger ones beneath Mount Etna and found a strong ...

High over the island of Sicily, Mount Etna smolders as Europe’s most active volcano. Underneath its rough slopes, a network ...

When individuals hear volcanoes, they tend to envision blazing eruptions blasting into the air. However, volcanoes can also collapse sideways, with their sides, or flanks, collapsing.

How to predict when Ruapehu might next erupt is an important, but difficult, question. A group of researchers thought: why ...

Taranaki mounga is an ancestor, a living being, and an active volcano. The mounga is a pillar or beacon that represents a ...

More than six million British holidaymakers are drawn to the warmth and variety of the Spanish archipelago every year - but ...

The science pros at The King of Random demonstrate how to make ninja stars that really explode. Don’t expect correct change ...

Researchers traced tremor signals deep inside Tanzania’s Oldoinyo Lengai volcano, pinpointing their 3D locations for the ...

Here’s a test for infants: Show them a glass of water on a desk. Hide it behind a wooden board. Now move the board toward the glass. If the board keeps going past the glass, as if it weren’t there, ...

The 2,175-mile system of interconnected, man-made canals crisscrossing Florida, from Orlando to the Keys, has a particularly important role when a hurricane happens to be pinwheeling toward the ...

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