Most volcanoes form at the boundaries of Earth's tectonic plates, which are huge slabs of crust and upper mantle that fit together like puzzle pieces. Think of these plates as massive rafts floating ...

A sideways flow of hot mantle rock, not a deep plume rising from near Earth’s core, may be feeding one of the planet’s most ...

Understanding how magma behaves could help researchers forecast volcanic eruptions Madison Goldberg A team of researchers compiled data from volcanoes around the world, including Cleveland Volcano in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. How and if a volcano explodes depends on how and when bubbles of ...

Located in Sicily, Mount Etna is Europe's most active volcano. Yet its origin remains largely enigmatic, as no existing ...

HOUSTON – (Jan. 9, 2013) – Magma forms far deeper than geologists previously thought, according to new research at Rice University. A group led by geologist Rajdeep Dasgupta put very small samples of ...

Gold’s rarity on the surface of Earth makes it a treasured resource, but the precious metal is not nearly as sparse in the planet’s deeper layers. The Earth’s mantle contains gold, especially in spots ...

Mount Etna draws magma from a deep reservoir 50 miles underground, reshaping how scientists understand its eruptions and ...

Learn how Mount Etna stands apart from most volcanoes, having been formed by pockets of magma held in Earth's upper mantle. Europe’s tallest active volcano, Mount Etna, may belong to an obscure group ...