Imagine waking up one morning to news that a massive volcanic eruption has shaken a remote region with absolutely no advance notice. This isn't science fiction. It's happening right now around the ...

Discover why volcanoes erupt, how magma and gases cause eruptions and why volcanoes are essential for life on Earth.

In a new study, researchers show that gas bubbles can form in the rising magma not only due to a drop in pressure but also due to shear forces. If these gas bubbles grow in the volcanic vent early on ...