Hidden in the Pacific, two very different volcanoes are forcing scientists to rethink what counts as “biggest.” Tamu Massif, a shield-like giant buried beneath the northwest Pacific, spent years ...

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Filipina geologist Jenny Anne Barretto's social media post correcting fake claims about the Apolaki Caldera. Following a series of earthquakes in the Philippines one week ago, an AI-generated image of ...

Long after the lava stopped flowing, enormous eruptions altered Earth’s climate and societies all over the globe ...

Iceland has warned that its largest volcano is in danger of erupting, four years after millions of air travellers were grounded by a huge ash cloud from another peak. Scientists believe the ash from ...

It’s the quiet ones you have to watch out for. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not the big-name volcanoes like Yellowstone and Mount Etna in Sicily that pose the greatest threat. A UK volcanologist ...