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

Volcanoes are famous for their explosive energy and the hot lava that bubbles and oozes out. They can be extremely destructive but are also beautiful forces of nature. In one country, Iceland, there ...

How do volcanoes work? What happens beneath their surface? What causes the vibrations—known as tremor—that occur when magma or gases move upward through a volcano's conduits? Professor Dr. Miriam ...

How do volcanoes work? What happens beneath their surface? What causes the vibrations – known as tremor – that occur when magma or gases move upward through a volcano's conduits? Professor Dr. Miriam ...