New research suggests Mount Etna forms from deep mantle magma pockets, possibly classifying it as a rare “petit-spot” volcano ...

Learn how scientists discovered that Methana, a volcano in Greece believed to be dormant, was actually collecting magma for ...

Learn how Mount Etna stands apart from most volcanoes, having been formed by pockets of magma held in Earth's upper mantle.

For more than 100,000 years, the Methana volcano in Greece appeared dormant. No lava, no explosions, no ash clouds. It ...

Giant Greek volcano thought dormant for 100,000 years is actually steadily accumulating magma - Findings could change how we ...

POPOCATÉPETL VOLCANO, Mexico — In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano, one of the world’s most active and whose eruption could affect millions ...

Scientists found the Methana volcano remained active for 100,000 years, producing magma deep underground without erupting.

Most people associate ash and churning lava with volcanic activity, but volcanoes also produce formations that look unnervingly like human ponytails. Known as Pele's hair, these extremely thin strands ...

A volcano can lie dormant for over 100,000 years not because it is dying, but because water-rich magma is trapped in the ...