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![A aerial view of the new island and its eruption plume.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RABRuhsLtvWZvhvY4k39u6-320-80.jpg)
Underwater volcanic eruption gives birth to new island in the Pacific
By Sascha Pare published
A volcanic eruption off the Japanese island of Iwo Jima on Oct. 30 led to the formation of a new 330-foot-wide island just north of the explosion site.
![A skull shaped feature on the floor of a caldera](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FkPqkoYRNr257TdysHDMvA-320-80.jpg)
Astronaut captures image of a glowering 'skull' lurking in a giant volcanic pit in the Sahara
By Harry Baker published
NASA has released a new image of an eerie, cranium-shaped caldera in the Sahara Desert, which looks like it is staring right at the orbiting camera.
![A colony of penguins stands at the foot of Mount Michael on Saunders Island.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RAUiudqYqa8xfeJXnuNBAn-320-80.jpg)
Perilous expedition to uninhabited island in South Atlantic confirms existence of world's 8th lava lake
By Sascha Pare published
A new National Geographic "Explorer" episode follows an expedition to Saunders Island and the first documented ascent of Mount Michael, a volcano hosting the world's eighth lava lake.
![Mammoth hot geothermal springs Long Valley Caldera California.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bSTY73Mtr4ANsMN6j4sE8R-320-80.jpg)
California's supervolcano has a massive lid that causes swarms of earthquakes — and that's a good thing, scientists say
By Stephanie Pappas published
A dormant supervolcano in California's Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains lets off the occasional earthquake swarm, but new evidence suggests it's simmering down.
![Illustration of a volcano super eruption seen from the sky.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PeZBMyzJeF7RwqgUpGymYW-320-80.jpg)
Massive New Zealand eruption 1,800 years ago flung volcanic glass 3,000 miles to Antarctica
By Sascha Pare published
Scientists disagree about the timing of the Taupō volcanic eruption — one of the largest on Earth in the past 5,000 years — but shards of glass discovered in Antarctic ice could settle this debate.
![Lava erupts from a volcano in a huge shower of red molten rock.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7eM54eGZR8Savu9YMyX4g3-320-80.jpg)
Volcanoes like Kīlauea and Mauna Loa don't erupt like we thought they did, scientists discover
By Sascha Pare published
The magma that erupts from basaltic volcanoes in the middle of tectonic plates originates from within Earth's mantle — rather than from the outer crust — and is propelled upward by CO2, not water.
![A picture of the tornado in front of the volcano crater spewing lava.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8CK87WiPHKpmmJLUh5YuBQ-320-80.jpg)
Iceland's newest volcano is now spewing out tornadoes
By Sascha Pare published
As well as tornadoes, loud bangs sounding across the Reykjanes Peninsula indicate that pockets of methane within the lava are exploding.
![A group of hikers look at one of the smoke rings](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/76u4gTMEFgt56EXyd945Z4-320-80.jpg)
One of the world's most active volcanoes is spewing out weird rings of smoke
By Harry Baker published
Dozens of circular loops made from smoke and volcanic gas are rising from a peculiar vent on Mount Etna every day.
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