Anak Krakatoa eruption disrupts 301 flights, affects fishing and some school activities

The devastating floods that have swept through the Nepal–Tibet border region are first and foremost a human tragedy

Plunge into the abyss of deep geological time with Karine Polwart.

We examine the extent to which movies that prominently feature volcanoes and volcanic eruptions reflect the reality of eruptions and eruptive crises. To do this, we develop an interdisciplinary method...

May 23-28, 2026 – by design

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Searching for an academic job? Explore this Senior Research Associate in Volcanic Petrology opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

NERC is transitioning its funding of atmospheric science infrastructure to exploit more flexible, scalable and sustainable technologies.

The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupted on Sunday, sending lava fountains, ash and smoke into the air

Curling is a sport native to Scotland, that can be traced back to medieval times. Today, the game involves two teams taking turns to slide heavy, polished

YouTube video by Cleo Abram

So, it has been awhile, right? Over the past few years, there have been a lot of changes to my volcano communication world. Scientists moved from Twitter to Bluesky. People decided they wanted podc…

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ALT: a baby yoda from star wars is drinking tea from a cup .

A Postdoctoral Research Associate appointment in numerical modelling of volcanic conduit flow is available from November 2025 for 42 months in the framework of the newly funded NERC Large Grant project ‘Expecting the Unexpected: Understanding “Dangerous” Volcanic Transitions (Ex‑X)’.

Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.

YouTube video by Ethan Baxter's "Every Rock Has A Story"

The 2011 Japanese disaster often presented as a ‘new Chernobyl’ accumulated the effects of earthquake, tsunami and of the subsequent nuclear accident …

Save Geology at the University of Leicester

Replacing the TV licence with a means-tested alternative may help disarm the right of one of its most effective weapons, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

As anti-science leaves research reeling, does evidence-based policy have a future?