Study Reveals How Magma Behaves Beneath Volcanoes During Dormant Phases

Scientists have recently discovered how magma behaves beneath active volcanoes, opening up new possibilities for targeted ...

Geologists drilled into an active volcano—here's what happened

The discovery has revealed a hidden process that could change how scientists understand volcanic systems.

Power Beneath the Surface: Mark Brantley's Bid to Make Nevis a Caribbean Geothermal Energy Power

The asset at the center of Brantley's strategy sits directly beneath the island's feet. Nevis Peak, the dormant volcano that defines the island's silhouette, sits atop geothermal reservoirs that ...
Bowdoin College

Students on Break Learn from Communities Far From Brunswick

Ten student leaders organized five alternative spring break trips this March, bringing student groups to Hawai’i, Puerto Rico ...
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Japan’s Kikai caldera shows magma refilling beneath the volcano

New seismic surveys beneath Japan’s Kikai caldera have detected a large zone of partially molten rock refilling the magma ...

One of the most devastating volcanoes erupted 7,300 years ago — and scientists say it’s filling with magma again

Dubbed the Kikai caldera, this mostly-underwater caldera located south of Japan’s Ryuku Islands last erupted 7,300 years ago, ...

Volcano Eruption Predictions Will Never Be The Same After New Signal Discovery

Volcanic eruptions are notoriously hard to predict in advance, but after 10 years of research, one team thinks they have the ...

Japan's giant caldera volcano is refilling 7,300 years later

The magma reservoir of the largest volcanic eruption of the Holocene is refilling. This Kobe University insight on the Kikai ...
Quanta Magazine

When Coupled Volcanoes Talk, These Researchers Listen

Around the world, volcanologists are following the path of magma as it travels between connected volcanoes, in an effort that ...