Co-authors Yan Hu (l) and Fang-Zhen Teng with the MC-ICP-MS machine (right) that turns basalt into a plasma, in which electrons are separated from each atom's nucleus, to discover tiny variations ...

Ash particles that get inside aircraft engines will melt and build up, causing disruption of the airflow. This could cause ...

Evidence suggesting the volcanic origins of the Noctis volcano includes elevated mesas forming an arc around the central summit, indicative of volcanic activity. Additionally, remnants of a ...

If rain falls, the ash could harden and pose a danger to you." Most of the Lesser Antilles islands are part of a long volcanic arc in the Eastern Caribbean. The last eruption, in 1979, caused more ...