Scientists fear volcano that was ‘extinct’ for 700,000 years has woken up as gas pressure builds - Researchers say that the ...

A geological study of Greece’s Methana volcano reveals it erupted after a dormant period of about 100,000 years, challenging the 10,000-year benchmark for declaring volcanoes extinct. The research ...

'Extinct' volcanoes that haven't erupted for tens of thousands of years may not actually be inactive, but silently accumulating huge reservoirs of magma to fuel future outbursts. This worrying ...

For more than 100,000 years, the Methana volcano in Greece appeared dormant. No lava, no explosions, no ash clouds. It appeared extinct, like many other volcanoes today. An international research team ...

An ancient Irish volcano is challenging scientific understanding of how eruptions occur. The secrets that lie beneath ...

You might not know it, but Ireland is dotted with extinct volcanoes that have shaped the island we know and love today ...

An international team of volcanologists working on Carlingford Mountain has found that liquid "magma chambers" do not always ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study published by the Geophysical Research Letters journal has found that the volcano's summit has risen by 3.5in between ...

The youngest eruption of the Methana volcano (brown) flowing into the sea, with limestone in the background. The Methana volcano in Greece appeared dormant for over 100,000 years, but magma was ...

A new study published by the Geophysical Research Letters journal has found that the volcano's summit has risen by 3.5in between July 2023 and May 2024 and still hasn't deflated. Researchers said this ...