These rocks reflect the composition of the volcanoes' deep magma sources, where the Earth is rich in magnesium ... indeed the second commonest form of volcanic extrusion.

Sep. 24, 2024 — A mysterious type of iron-rich magma entombed within extinct volcanoes is likely abundant with rare earth elements and could offer a new way to source these in-demand metals ...

About two months before Mauna Loa spewed rivers of glowing orange molten lava, geologists detected small earthquakes nearby and other warning signs. Now a study of the volcano’s lava confirms their ...

A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted again on Tuesday, blowing an ash column into the sky a day after it spewed fireballs on nearby villages that killed nine people. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki ...

Kanlaon Volcano continued to degas and occasionally release volcanic ash, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on Wednesday. Based on PHIVOLCS’s 24-hour ...

A volcano in Iceland has erupted for the seventh time since December, spewing red lava through a 3-kilometre fissure on the Reykjanes Peninsula. The eruption started at 11:14pm on Wednesday with ...

A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted again on Saturday, sending a giant ash tower nine kilometers (more than five miles) into the sky, days after it killed nine people and forced thousands of ...

It is beginning to feel like winter, isn’t it? In fact, December 1 was the onset of the meteorological winter which consists of December, January and February. Our low overnight… Read story ...

MANILA, Philippines — State seismologists at Phivolcs have lowered Bulusan Volcano's status due to its declining volcanic activity in recent months, signifying no volcanic unrest. In Tuesday’s ...

Two volcanic tremors which lasted for 3 to 4 minutes were recorded at Taal Volcano in Batangas province, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said Thursday. Based on ...

Officials in Indonesia have issued the highest alert for a volcano that continues to unleash columns of hot clouds of ash into the sky. As of Friday, Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano ...