Volcanoes
That Time a German Prince Built an Artificial Volcano
When a 18th century German prince visited Mt. Vesuvius in Naples, he insisted on building a replica of it on his estate back home. 200 years later, a chemistry professor brings it back to life
August 30, 2012 |
By Andrew Curry
The World’s Muddiest Disaster
Earth’s most violent mud volcano is wreaking havoc in Indonesia. Was drilling to blame? And when will it end?
December 02, 2011 |
By Erin Wayman
Descending Into Hawaii's Haleakala Crater
A trip to the floor of the Maui volcano still promises an encounter with the "raw beginnings of world-making"
December 2011 |
By Tony Perrottet
Semiconductor on Volcanic Inspiration
The British performance artists discuss how their research on volcanoes will inform their newest works
March 2011 |
By Jeff Campagna
What We Know From the Icelandic Volcano
Geologist Elizabeth Cottrell discusses the effects of the Icelandic volcanic eruption and the work of the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program
April 22, 2010 |
By Erica R. Hendry
From Close Up or Far Away, Amazing Volcano Photos
Geologist Bernhard Edmaier has been photographing the majestic beauty of active and dormant volcanoes for over 15 years
December 02, 2009 |
By Abby Callard
FOR HIRE: Volcanologist
Richard Fiske discusses his groundbreaking work
September 27, 2007 |
By Megan Gambino
Volcanic Lightning
As sparks flew during the eruption of Mount St. Augustine in Alaska, scientists made some new discoveries
February 01, 2007 |
By Eric Jaffe
Antarctica Erupts!
A trip to Mount Erebus yields a rare, close-up look at one of the world's weirdest geological marvels
December 2006 |
By Laura Helmuth
Resurrecting Pompeii
A new exhibition brings the doomed residents of Pompeii and Herculaneum vividly to life
February 2006 |
By Doug Stewart
Rising from the Ashes
The eruption of Mount St. Helens 25 years ago this month was no surprise. But the speedy return of wildlife to the area is astonishing
May 2005 |
By David B. Williams
Blast from the Past
The eruption of Mount Tambora killed thousands, plunged much of the world into a frightful chill and offers lessons for today
July 2002 |
By Robert Evans
Fire and Brimstone
A long-outdated approach to sulfur mining sends hundreds of Javanese workers deep into the crater of an active volcano
December 2001 |
By John F. Ross
Geology That's Alive
Volcanologist Richard Fiske loves fieldwork most of all--when he's on the job, the Earth moves
December 1997 |
By Michael Kernan
Phenomena, Comment and Notes
Life not only thrives in the heat and violence of Earth's submarine volcanoes, it may have started there. And at least one other body in the Solar System just might have eruptions on its ocean floor
May 1997 |
By John P. Wiley Jr.
