A unique dark-colored organic glass, found inside the skull of an individual who died in Herculaneum during the 79 CE Mount Vesuvius eruption, likely formed when they were killed by a very hot but ...

Under the revised hazard map, which also reflects topographical details, there are now 27 municipalities at risk of a lava flow from the 3,776-meter peak. The volume of a possible pyroclastic flow ...

Mount Spurr is an ice and snow-covered stratovolcano complex, meaning that it is a large, cone-shaped volcano formed by lava flows, pyroclastic deposits, mudflow deposits, and lava domes.