Scientists have long been puzzled by flying blobs of magma that remained intact, but didn’t have a good way to study them. By Robin George Andrews It would be reasonable to hear the term “volcanic ...

During an eruption of volcanic Mauna Loa in Hawaii in 1935, U.S. Army airmen tried (with debatable success) to divert the flow of lava by dropping a few bombs on strategic spots. Last week Allied ...

Geochemist Harri Geiger was on the Spanish island of La Palma in the final days of October witnessing the power of the Cumbre Vieja volcano. The volcano was erupting at what appeared to be a safe ...