The Middletown Press

DIY science field trip at Lassen Volcanic National Park

Lassen Volcanic National Park is known for its scenic beauty, plentiful wildlife and, of course, a cranky landscape built up by the cubic miles of lava that gushed from cracks in Earth’s crust. It’s ...
AOL

Lassen Volcanic National Park closes highway, still open for winter fun. What to know

Lassen Volcanic National Park announced it closed its main through-road on Wednesday after wet autumn storms dumped heavy snow and ice in the Shasta Cascade mountains east of Redding. But you can ...
Science Daily

Scientists just discovered a tiny signal that volcanoes send before they erupt

A new detection method called “Jerk” could dramatically improve how scientists forecast volcanic eruptions. By using a single broadband seismometer, the system can detect extremely subtle ground ...
Smithsonian Magazine

For 25 Years, the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program Has Kept Weekly Tabs on Volcanic Eruptions Around the World. Here’s How They Do It

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active volcanoes Sally Sennert Did you know that there are between 40 and 50 volcanoes ...