All Volcanology


Electron diffraction: A technique suggesting radically new things

Added: 11 Jan 2022

Crystallography mainly relies on diffraction techniques and the most recent of them, electron diffr…

Climate change knowledge cooperative provides simplified research summaries

Added: 23 Dec 2021

The Climate Change Knowledge Cooperative provides easy to understand research summaries to help eve…

Low-cost, ultra-sensitive gravimeter for early detection of volcanic activity uses MEMS technology

Added: 10 Dec 2021

A new device being developed by University of Glasgow in collaboration with a leading product desig…

Greening the lab: first net zero mass spectrometer launched

Added: 5 Oct 2021

As part of an initiative to permanently remove CO₂ emissions associated with the manufacture and su…

Dinosaur domination resulted from volcano-driven climate change

Added: 27 Sep 2021

The rise of dinosaurs coincided with environmental changes driven by major volcanic eruptions over …

UKRI funding to bring the public into the heart of five research projects

Added: 27 May 2021

UK Research and Innovation is encouraging people from across the UK to actively contribute to five …

Positive 'tipping points' offer hope for climate

Added: 22 Mar 2021

Climate change mitigation is forever a balancing act. Environmental experts are beginning to unveil…

Magma movements suggest long-term seismic risk for Northern Europe

Added: 11 Jun 2020

Scientists have discovered new evidence for active volcanism next door to some of the most densely …

Porous rocks support prebiotic evolution theory

Added: 7 Aug 2019

The water-air interface found at pores in volcanic rocks could have been the location of the chemic…

In his element

Added: 29 Jul 2019

We spoke to astrobiologist Robert Hazen whose new book, Symphony in C, draws parallels between carb…

Symphony in C

Added: 22 Jul 2019

Composed in four movements, Symphony in C explores carbon’s multifaceted characteristics and its ro…

Innovation in data collection

Added: 5 Jun 2019

There are many examples of product enhancements using improved design and or different materials to…

Science weighs in on mystery surrounding catastrophic volcanic eruption

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 18 Sep 2018

One of the biggest volcanic eruptions in recorded history, which is said to have contributed to the…

Giant volcanic eruption drove historic global warming event

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 8 Dec 2017

New research by a group of international scientists suggests that an extreme global warming event 5…

Volcanic eruption linked to El Niño

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 5 Dec 2017

Researchers at Rutgers University have discovered that large volcanic eruptions can prompt El Niño …

Volcanic event responsible for Jurassic Period ice age

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 8 Jan 2016

Scientists have uncovered the reason behind an ice age that took place around 170 million years ago…

New method for volcano eruption forecast developed

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 18 Dec 2015

By estimating the pressure in the magma-chamber of a volcano, geologists have developed a method to…

Volcanic eruptions can affect river flow

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 24 Nov 2015

Major volcanic eruptions have been found to affect the flow of the world’s biggest rivers.

Icelandic volcano SO2 levels top up European industry emissions

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 6 Nov 2015

The volcanic eruption in Iceland that occurred in August 2014 released three times more sulphur dio…

Hidden magma tracked

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 1 Aug 2014

Despite being hidden deep underground, magma has an incredibly strong influence not only on the pla…