Understanding what triggers large volcanic eruptions is crucial for hazard assessment, but the exact mechanism driving these eruptions is still poorly understood. The prevailing theory is that ...

While many science books would have you believe the Earth's lower mantle—the layer deep below the crust—is smooth, it's actually made up of a mountainous-like topography that moves and changes just ...

Colossal volcanic eruptions like the kind that may have obliterated the dinosaurs more than 65 million years ago are caused by mantle plumes that rise from shifting underground mountains deep within ...

Volcanoes can have a major impact on rainfall around the world, according to a recent study by Princeton University. New research published in Nature Geoscience shows that large volcanic eruptions can ...

Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) represent some of the most prodigious volcanic events in Earth history, characterised by the rapid emplacement of vast volumes of predominantly basaltic magma onto the ...

Buried deep in Greenland's ice sheet lies a puzzling chemical signature that has sparked intense scientific debate. A sharp spike in platinum concentrations, discovered in an ice core (a cylinder of ...

Explosive tropical volcanic eruptions can trigger widespread hydroclimate anomalies across Eurasia, yet the underlying dynamical pathways remain poorly understood. Here we show that large tropical ...

A mysterious spike of platinum buried deep in Greenland’s ice has long fueled theories of a catastrophic comet or asteroid strike 12,800 years ago—possibly triggering a sudden return to icy conditions ...