Volcanoes


Close up of a tree and branches

Research roundup: deep ocean heat, volcanic gold and Beijing’s trees

ByBryony CottamOct 20, 2026

From warming ocean depths and gold-rich volcanoes to youthful populations and pollution-producing trees, we round up some of the latest…

Travel tips with volcanologist Sarah Henton De Angelis

Travel tips with volcanologist Sarah Henton De Angelis

ByBryony CottamSep 17, 2026

Volcanologist and RGS grants officer Sarah Henton De Angelis talks to Bryony Cottam about travelling with purpose There’s a lot…

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The £20 phone camera that could predict volcanic eruptions

ByBryony CottamSep 14, 2026

Most of the world’s active volcanoes go unmonitored. A Sheffield volcanologist is turning £20 phone cameras into UV gas sensors…

Mount Etna erupting

Ancient supervolcano found in England

ByVictoria HeathSep 7, 2026

Supervolcano discovered underneath flat landscape on the east coast of England was thousands of times more powerful than Mount Etna…

A volcano erupting in Iceland

Geo explainer: Could a massive volcano erupt soon?

ByVictoria HeathMay 20, 2026

Scientists predict there is a one in six chance of a massive volcanic eruption this century, but what impacts would…

Bouvet island

Phenomena: the mystery of Bouvet Island

ByGrace GourlayOct 27, 2025

The lifeboat at the world’s end – an icy, unhabitated island only few have seen Far out in the subantarctic, well…

A volcanic eruption from Mount Tolbachik in Kamchatka, Russia

How glaciers could help predict future volcanic activity

ByBryony CottamDec 29, 2024

Millions live in the shadow of active volcanoes. Keeping an eye on nearby glaciers could help to predict future volcanic…

Volcano eruption iceland

Review: Adventures in Volcanoland by Tamsin Mather

ByBryony CottamAug 6, 2024

From Pompeii to the present, Tamsin Mather’s Adventures in Volcanoland is a fiery exploration of Earth’s most explosive power In…

Heading to Quetrupillan with Villarrica in the background

Travel tips from a volcanologist used to extreme expeditions

ByBryony CottamJul 13, 2024

Volcanologist Dave McGarvie, talks to Bryony Cottam, on how to travel with purpose PASSPORT Looking up from the slopes of…

Fagradalsfjall volcano

Volcanic eruptions on Iceland might last decades

ByStuart ButlerJul 4, 2024

A new study reveals that volcanic eruptions in Iceland might become more frequent, and the instability could last decades With…

Lake Toba

Geo Explainer: Toba supervolcano, the biggest eruption in human history

ByKatie BurtonApr 9, 2024

The Toba supervolcano eruption was the most explosive in human history, but debates about its impact on human life are…

World’s largest volcanic eruption took place 7,300 years ago

World’s largest volcanic eruption took place 7,300 years ago

ByStuart ButlerMar 1, 2024

Scientists have discovered that the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history took place 7,300 years ago in the sea off…

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