Large reservoirs of magma stored deep in the Earth's crust are key to producing some of the Earth's most powerful volcanic eruptions, new research has shown.
Large impacts were common on the early Earth and were likely much more important than previously thought in shaping our planet.
From long jets to massive explosions of solar material and energy, eruptions on the sun come in many shapes and sizes.
One of the largest colonies of gentoo penguins in Antarctica was decimated by volcanic eruptions several times during the last 7,000 years according to a new study published in the journal Nature Communications.