Volcanoes

Some of the best three-dimensionally preserved fossil trilobites have been revealed from Morocco.

The species has only been found once on the side of the inactive volcano. 

An unexpected series of eruptions at Stromboli may be due to changes in the volcano's internal 'plumbing'.

Discover what a supervolcano is, what their eruptions are like and how they impact our planet. 

Minute structures found in 3.48-billion-year-old Australian rocks are the oldest evidence of life on Earth.

Re-establishing the city of Goma one year after the destructive eruption of Mount Nyiragongo

The way a volcano is filled with boiling hot magma can help improve forecasts of how it will next erupt.

Follow our guide to make a simple volcano from a plastic bottle and watch it erupt.

The mystery of blue Moons lies in the ashes of volcanic eruptions.

Discover facts about Venus, the planet closest to Earth.

A new approach for analysing minerals in volcanic rocks is helping scientists work out what happens inside a volcano before it erupts.

Learn how Iceland's volcanic terrain is shaping the way scientists explore the surface of Mars.

A special kind of opal that can trap microbes on Earth has been found in a Martian meteorite, suggesting a new target in the search for signs of life on Mars.

As the new Volcanoes and Earthquakes gallery prepares to blast open, Museum volcanologist talks about predicting disasters and exploring off limits on the slopes of volcanoes.