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Volcanology
Volcanology: is the study of volcanoes, lava, magma, and related geological, geophysical and geochemical phenomena. The term volcanology is derived from the Latin word vulcan. Vulcan was the ancient Roman god of fire.
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JUL 08, 2025Earth & The Environment
How can climate change influence volcanic activity? This is what a recent study presented at the Goldschmidt Conference ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 03, 2025Earth & The Environment
How did ancient extinction events contribute to global climate change? This is what a recent study published in Nature C ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 18, 2025Earth & The Environment
A new study has determined that a rapidly advancing cloud of gas from the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius overtook a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 06, 2025Earth & The Environment
Scientists long wondered whether there were places on Earth where extremely hot material from the core of the Earth move ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2025Earth & The Environment
What can volcanism on the early Earth teach us about the formation of life on our planet? This is what a recent study pu ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 14, 2025Earth & The Environment
Since early February, the Greek island of Santorini has been affected by constant earthquakes...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2024Space & Astronomy
How old is our Moon, and could its true age be different than previously hypothesized? This is what a recent study publi ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 19, 2024Earth & The Environment
What can glacier speed tell us about volcanic activity? This is what a recent study published in Communications Earth &a ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 16, 2024Space & Astronomy
Jupiter’s moon, Io, is the most volcanically active planetary body in the entire solar system as it boasts hundred ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 11, 2024Space & Astronomy
How unique is the climate of Mars compared to Earth? This is what a recent study published in Nature Geoscience hopes to ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 03, 2024Space & Astronomy
Can ground-based telescopes obtain the same image resolution of planetary objects as space-based telescopes, or even spa ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 28, 2024Space & Astronomy
The planet Venus has been revealed to have past volcanism across its surface, but could this volcanism be active today? ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 22, 2024Space & Astronomy
Jupiter’s first Galilean moon, Io, is the most volcanically active planetary body in the entire solar system with ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 13, 2024Space & Astronomy
The planet Mars is known for its vast array of inactive shield volcanoes, and a new volcano could be added to the family ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 20, 2023Earth & The Environment
On Monday, December 18,2023 a volcano erupted about four kilometers (2.5 miles) away from a town called Grindavik in sou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2023Earth & The Environment
The activity of humans has significantly raised the levels of mercury in the atmosphere. These levels have gone up about ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 26, 2023Earth & The Environment
On January 15, 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted, triggering a massive sonic boom and a tsunami ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2023Space & Astronomy
An international team of researchers led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) recently traveled to Iceland to ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 04, 2023Earth & The Environment
Lithium is a soft metal element, and demand for it is increasing significantly because it is being used in the transitio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 07, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in the journal Geology and led by researchers at the University of Hawai’I (UH) examines ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 26, 2023Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in Nature examines the discovery of an Earth-sized exoplanet, LP 791-18 d, located 86 light-yea ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 07, 2023eBooksJoin labroots as we take you on a journey of exploration and discovery. In this ebook, we will introduce you to scientif ...JAN 19, 2023Space & Astronomy
Labroots previously discussed the history and exploration of Jupiter's first Galilean moon, Io, which revealed one of th ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 28, 2022Space & Astronomy
New research from Nature Astronomy shows that magma is still shaping the surface of Mars to this day. Researchers at ETH ...Written By: Hannah Daniel
JUL 08, 2025
Earth & The Environment
How can climate change influence volcanic activity? This is what a recent study presented at the Goldschmidt Conference
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 03, 2025
Earth & The Environment
How did ancient extinction events contribute to global climate change? This is what a recent study published in Nature C
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 18, 2025
Earth & The Environment
A new study has determined that a rapidly advancing cloud of gas from the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius overtook a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Scientists long wondered whether there were places on Earth where extremely hot material from the core of the Earth move
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2025
Earth & The Environment
What can volcanism on the early Earth teach us about the formation of life on our planet? This is what a recent study pu
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 14, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Since early February, the Greek island of Santorini has been affected by constant earthquakes...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2024
Space & Astronomy
How old is our Moon, and could its true age be different than previously hypothesized? This is what a recent study publi
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 19, 2024
Earth & The Environment
What can glacier speed tell us about volcanic activity? This is what a recent study published in Communications Earth &a
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 16, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Jupiter’s moon, Io, is the most volcanically active planetary body in the entire solar system as it boasts hundred
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 11, 2024
Space & Astronomy
How unique is the climate of Mars compared to Earth? This is what a recent study published in Nature Geoscience hopes to
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 03, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Can ground-based telescopes obtain the same image resolution of planetary objects as space-based telescopes, or even spa
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 28, 2024
Space & Astronomy
The planet Venus has been revealed to have past volcanism across its surface, but could this volcanism be active today?
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 22, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Jupiter’s first Galilean moon, Io, is the most volcanically active planetary body in the entire solar system with
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 13, 2024
Space & Astronomy
The planet Mars is known for its vast array of inactive shield volcanoes, and a new volcano could be added to the family
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 20, 2023
Earth & The Environment
On Monday, December 18,2023 a volcano erupted about four kilometers (2.5 miles) away from a town called Grindavik in sou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2023
Earth & The Environment
The activity of humans has significantly raised the levels of mercury in the atmosphere. These levels have gone up about
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2023
Earth & The Environment
On January 15, 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted, triggering a massive sonic boom and a tsunami
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2023
Space & Astronomy
An international team of researchers led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) recently traveled to Iceland to
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 04, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Lithium is a soft metal element, and demand for it is increasing significantly because it is being used in the transitio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 07, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in the journal Geology and led by researchers at the University of Hawai’I (UH) examines
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 26, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in Nature examines the discovery of an Earth-sized exoplanet, LP 791-18 d, located 86 light-yea
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 07, 2023
eBooks
Join labroots as we take you on a journey of exploration and discovery. In this ebook, we will introduce you to scientif
...
JAN 19, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Labroots previously discussed the history and exploration of Jupiter's first Galilean moon, Io, which revealed one of th
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 28, 2022
Space & Astronomy
New research from Nature Astronomy shows that magma is still shaping the surface of Mars to this day. Researchers at ETH
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel