Volcanoes

Islands in the rainResearchers use volcanic islands to measure how rainfall sets the pace of landscape formation.

Huge and widespread volcanic eruptions triggered the end-Triassic extinctionSome 200 million years ago, an increase in atmospheric CO2 caused acidification of the oceans and global warming that killed off 76 percent of marine and terrestrial species on Earth.

An eruption-fueled extinction?Enormous volcanic eruptions may have triggered the worst extinction in Earth’s history.

Bursting a bubble?A generally accepted theory explaining the frequent eruptions at Italy’s Stromboli volcano is called into question by new research.