Most people think of volcanoes as either erupting or not. The reality is considerably more unsettling. The classification of a volcano as active, dormant, or extinct is not always straightforward, and ...

'Extinct' volcanoes that haven't erupted for tens of thousands of years may not actually be inactive, but silently accumulating huge reservoirs of magma to fuel future outbursts. This worrying ...

A new study proposes a slightly scary idea: what if “extinct” volcanoes aren’t actually extinct, but just waiting? Slowly building a magma stockpile over time so they can one day reawaken and explode ...

Learn how scientists discovered that Methana, a volcano in Greece believed to be dormant, was actually collecting magma for millennia. There are more extinct volcanoes across the world than active ...

Scientists say a mysterious type of iron-rich magma entombed within long dormant volcanoes is likely packed with the in-demand elements. MARC SZEGLAT ON UNSPLASH. Scientists say a mysterious type of ...