Learn about how volcanoes are formed and the ways they erupt Chiara Maria Petrone, Roberto Scandone, and Alex Whittaker On ...

New research has dramatically reshaped our understanding of Earth’s early geological history, overturning traditional beliefs ...

Colossal volcanic eruptions like the kind that may have obliterated the dinosaurs more than 65 million years ago are caused ...

Mantle plumes were the implicit link in previous studies relating BLOBS to giant volcanic eruptions. Their shape is a bit ...

New research from HKU geologists suggests that Earth's first continents were born not from plate tectonics, but from deep ...

Volcanic eruptions at Earth's surface have significant consequences. Smaller ones can scare tourists on Mount Etna or disrupt ...

Research reveals historical eruptions are linked to moving underground structures called BLOBS, 2500km below the earth's ...

Chemical fingerprints from volcanic rock offer hints of what’s happening in the mantle below the area where three rift zones ...

A spot in eastern Africa called the Afar Triangle marks the meeting point of three rift zones—lines where Earth’s crust is being rent apart. Researchers haven’t been sure exactly what drives this ...

Scientists have long wondered how Earth’s continents first formed. Now, a team of geologists from the University of Hong Kong ...

The vertical movement of the mantle is one of the driving forces that brings about large-scale geological changes to the ...

In the Afar Depression of East Africa, a remarkable geological transformation is unfolding, with scientists revealing that ...