The explosiveness of a volcanic eruption depends on how many gas bubbles form in the magma—and when. Until now, it was ...

Scientists have uncovered a long-missing piece of the volcanic puzzle: rising magma doesn’t just form explosive gas bubbles ...

Scientists discovered that deep earthquake faults can heal far faster than expected, sometimes within hours. Slow slip events ...

Learn how stress inside a volcano can make gas bubbles form early, helping explain why some eruptions stay quiet instead of ...

The physics of java and lava are actually quite similar, at least when it comes to bubbles, according to a surprising study.

To see, Fujita’s team turned to Physcomitrium patens, a well-studied species moss commonly called spreading earthmoss. They ...

Mentors can help students dig into classroom topics more deeply outside the classroom by sharing their time, enthusiasm, and ...

Earthquake faults deep in Earth can glue themselves back together following a seismic event, according to a new study led by ...

Tapping energy from “superhot rock” could produce cheap, clean, constant energy almost anywhere — if drills and wells can survive infernal heat and pressure.

A ridiculous but instructive thought experiment involving deep time, plate tectonics, erosion and the slow death of the sun ...

Scientists have discovered that deep earthquake faults can heal themselves within hours, acting like “quick-set glue” after ...

Ancient rocks formed by volcanoes could safely store millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide by turning it to stone, researchers ...