Volcano

Idaho Matters talks with researcher Maggie Holahan about what would happen if Yellowstone erupted and how it would affect Idaho.

A BSU volcanologist takes actor Will Smith into an active volcano to learn about how the study of soundwaves can help scientists better understand why they erupt.

On Sunday, May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens in Washington erupted. The volcanic blast and its after effects killed 57 people and caused millions of dollars…

Mount St. Helens erupted 40 years ago today. But what did the Treasure Valley look like millions of years ago when there was volcanic activity? Our senior…

The region's volcanoes represent the northeastern portion of the Pacific's "Ring of Fire" and 12 million years ago, Idaho saw much more volcanic activity…

This encore Reader's Corner interview first aired in September, 2018.A handful of times in our planet’s history, the vast majority of plant and animal…

A study out from a group of Arizona State University grad students is stoking fears that an eruption of the supervolcano under Yellowstone could happen a…

He’s studied volcanoes in Chile and Guatemala. Now this Boise State University volcanologist is studying a lava lake in central Africa, hoping it can help…

There’s a volcano in Guatemala that erupts on a regular basis, so regular that some scientists call it the “Old Faithful” of volcanoes. That makes it very…

Jeffrey Johnson got quite a wakeup call this week. The assistant professor of geosciences at Boise State University is working in Pucon, Chile on a…