Mount Erebus in Antarctica. (Doug Allan/ Photodisc/Getty Images) Lava. Ash. Horrifying death. All are known and expected outputs from an active volcano. But one volcano deep in the farthest, frozen ...

When Climate and Volcanoes Collide It’s well known that major volcanic events can influence the climate. But—as it turns ...

Scientists discovered that these gases carry microscopic particles of pure gold, which can travel up to 1,000 kilometres before settling onto Antarctic ice.

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When volcanic eruptions make headlines, the images often depict fiery lava and towering ash clouds. But beneath Antarctica's frozen landscape, volcanoes quietly shape Earth's climate in surprising ...

Geologically, Antarctica isn't easy to study. Nearly all of it (98 percent) is covered by ice, with an average depth of 1.1 miles.. This has certain obvious impacts on our ability to measure anything ...

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Antarctica is usually the place we associate with endless sheets of ice and the occasional huddle of penguins, but it is also home to Mount Erebus. It is the southernmost active volcano on the planet, ...

George Steinmetz was drawn to Mount Erebus, in Antarctica, by the ice. The volcano constantly sputters hot gas and lava, sculpting surreal caves and towers that the photographer had read about and was ...

The mystery location of a giant volcanic eruption that occurred almost 500 years ago has (in part) been solved thanks to glass shards preserved in the ice covering Antarctica. In 1458 a volcano ...

Learn how slow-moving mantle waves inside Earth may have lifted Antarctica’s ancient mountains, creating cold highlands where ...