Far below the Pacific, a volcano long written off as geologically dead has turned out to be both active and teeming with life ...

Some extinct volcanoes may be harboring a cache of "rare earth elements," new research has determined. These elements are important for running certain green technologies. The discovery therefore ...

For hundreds of thousands of years, Mount Taftan stood quietly in southeastern Iran, close to the border with Pakistan. At ...

A mysterious type of iron-rich magma entombed within extinct volcanoes is likely abundant with rare earth elements and could offer a new way to source these in-demand metals, according to new research ...

Their iron-rich magma might hold some of the 17 elements needed to make smartphones, wind turbines, and more. By Laura Baisas Published Sep 24, 2024 10:00 AM EDT Deposit Photos Get the Popular Science ...

Scientists say a mysterious type of iron-rich magma entombed within long dormant volcanoes is likely packed with the in-demand elementsAccording to a new study, extinct volcanoes could be a “rich” ...

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Extinct volcanoes are hard to study – we never see them erupt. Using a unique experimental technique, we were able to recreate a certain type of extinct volcano in a lab, learning more about the magma ...

A mysterious type of iron-rich magma entombed within extinct volcanoes is likely abundant with rare earth elements and could offer a new way to source these in-demand metals, according to new research ...