Deep beneath a Mexican mine lies the Cave of Crystals, a breathtaking cavern filled with colossal selenite formations.

The highest volcano in the world is Cerro Ojos del Salado. It is a stratovolcano in South America’s Central Volcanic Zone, reaching an impressive 6893 meters above sea level (or at least above ...

Footage from Scott’s phone recorded the moment he fell in and his sister’s efforts to rescue him. Officials chose not to release this footage. ‘Hot potting’ is in fact illegal in Yellowstone because ...

Minecraft players can build a spider farm to get strings, spider eyes, and experience points. First, locate a spider spawner ...

A plume of molten rock rising from the depths of the Earth in heartbeat-like pulses is slowly tearing Africa apart—and will ...

When magma rises toward the surface, gases like CO₂ and H₂O separate from the melt because they are lighter. These gases can build up at the top of the chamber, increasing pressure.

Recent research reveals that Yellowstone’s magma chamber contains significantly more liquid magma than scientists previously estimated, suggesting that the supervolcano might be closer to erupting ...

This tuff, a light rock made of compressed volcanic ash, acts like a sponge for volcanic gases rising from the magma chamber that sits at least 7.5 miles (12 km) below the surface. When these gases ...

Contrary to popular perception, the magma chamber and magma reservoir are not full of molten rock. Instead, the rock is hot, mostly solid and spongelike, with pockets of molten rock within it ...

Contrary to popular perception, the magma chamber and magma reservoir are not full of molten rock. Instead, the rock is hot, mostly solid and spongelike, with pockets of molten rock within it ...

Ask any geologist about the magma reservoir beneath Yellowstone, and they’ll tell you that it’s there. But where, exactly, is a lot tougher to explain. A new paper published in Nature suggests, ...

A magma chamber is a vast underground pocket located several kilometers beneath the surface of a volcano, where magma accumulates before an eruption. It forms when heat and pressure cause partial ...