Let's be blunt: we've reached a point where we need a new way to discuss and compare volcanic eruptions. Too many times do I run into articles talking about "supervolcanoes" and "mega-eruptions" and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Sally Mitchell, a science teacher at East Syracuse Minoa Central High in Syracuse, New York, spoke to a group of students at ...

Discover an innovative metric scale for volcanic eruptions, enhancing clarity around explosive events like the Plinian eruption. Go down in size, to the Lava Creek Tuff from Yellowstone, and we're at ...