Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 25,000 earthquakes rattled the Greek islands earlier this year, sending residents fleeing and prompting tourists to ...

A newly discovered way to monitor magma movements beneath Mount Etna could help scientists forecast when it might erupt. Mount Etna, located on the Italian island of Sicily, is Europe's largest active ...

A new detection method called “Jerk” could dramatically improve how scientists forecast volcanic eruptions. By using a single broadband seismometer, the system can detect extremely subtle ground ...

The sudden burst of earthquakes around Santorini rattled one of the world’s most famous volcanic islands and raised an old fear: was the caldera waking up again. Scientists have now pieced together a ...

Scientists have discovered a novel way to predict the next eruption at Mount Etna, the active volcano on the Italian island of Sicily. Researchers at Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and ...

Models that inform how magma moves and volcanic eruptions unfold may need an update, according to a new study. It reports that gas bubbles in magmas can form through the mechanical forces of shear as ...

Predicting volcanic eruptions early enough to warn authorities and nearby communities remains one of the biggest challenges in volcanology. A study ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. How and if a volcano explodes depends on how and when bubbles of ...