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![Illustration of a volcano super eruption seen from the sky.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PeZBMyzJeF7RwqgUpGymYW-320-80.jpg)
Massive New Zealand eruption 1,800 years ago flung volcanic glass 3,000 miles to Antarctica
By Sascha Pare published
Scientists disagree about the timing of the Taupō volcanic eruption — one of the largest on Earth in the past 5,000 years — but shards of glass discovered in Antarctic ice could settle this debate.
![Lava erupts from a volcano in a huge shower of red molten rock.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7eM54eGZR8Savu9YMyX4g3-320-80.jpg)
Volcanoes like Kīlauea and Mauna Loa don't erupt like we thought they did, scientists discover
By Sascha Pare published
The magma that erupts from basaltic volcanoes in the middle of tectonic plates originates from within Earth's mantle — rather than from the outer crust — and is propelled upward by CO2, not water.
![A picture of the tornado in front of the volcano crater spewing lava.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8CK87WiPHKpmmJLUh5YuBQ-320-80.jpg)
Iceland's newest volcano is now spewing out tornadoes
By Sascha Pare published
As well as tornadoes, loud bangs sounding across the Reykjanes Peninsula indicate that pockets of methane within the lava are exploding.
![A group of hikers look at one of the smoke rings](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/76u4gTMEFgt56EXyd945Z4-320-80.jpg)
One of the world's most active volcanoes is spewing out weird rings of smoke
By Harry Baker published
Dozens of circular loops made from smoke and volcanic gas are rising from a peculiar vent on Mount Etna every day.
![Closeup of a volcano erupting in Iceland.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cML5sfQPKdFxr3amSjEWQa-320-80.jpg)
Iceland's 'baby volcano' is still spewing lava rivers, in a tantrum visible from space
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Drone footage captures Iceland's "baby volcano" throwing a hissy fit, spewing molten lava into the sky.
![Lava trickles over volcanic rocks and catches fire.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xXYtPpBNmNhzrgnCVLc6p3-320-80.jpg)
Lava outburst 3 times the size of Texas may have triggered Snowball Earth 717 million years ago
By Sascha Pare published
Massive eruptions 719 million years ago in what is now Canada may have sucked enough CO2 from the atmosphere to freeze Earth over 2 million years later.
![A volcano pouring lava into the surrounding area](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p5pfHNpES3FHvuE3Jc9VXQ-320-80.jpg)
Watch as crater collapses in Iceland's new volcano, spewing rivers of lava
By Kiley Price published
Iceland's newest volcano, located in the Reykjanes peninsula, began erupting in early July, 2023. Now it's throwing "spatter bombs'" of molten lava.
![A close up of the volcano summit shows the skate eggs and coral.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GQPFmweitgdp63Qmz5heSc-320-80.png)
Scientists discover ancient, underwater volcano is still active — and covered in up to a million giant eggs
By Sascha Pare published
Researchers discovered that an underwater volcano nearly a mile beneath the surface off the Pacific coast of Canada is spouting hot fluid, providing a little-known species of skate with an ideal nursery.
![A picture of the new fissure spewing lava and volcanic gasses.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ME6eR5zvLkt6hoNAEzFhLH-320-80.jpg)
Earth's newest 'baby' volcano is painting Iceland's Fagradalsfjall region with incandescent lava
By Sascha Pare published
An eruption opened a 1.7-mile-long fissure in the ground on Monday (June 10), with lava still spewing and flowing south towards the site of the region's last volcanic eruption.
![a neanderthal skull on a black background with fire and smoke from a lava flow to the right](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4ipr8e2oRxPPWjM25byC9J-320-80.jpg)
Were Neanderthals really killed off by Campi Flegrei, Europe's awakening 'supervolcano'?
By Cameron Duke published
The volcano beneath Italy erupted 40,000 years ago and had catastrophic impact on Earth's climate — around the same time that the Neanderthals began their slow march to extinction.
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