Volcanoes – be they burning-hot and active or long dormant – have terrified humans since immemorial. But they have also inspired them to ask quite a few questions. Why, for example, do volcanoes occasionally get so agitated that they spit fire?

Where does magma come from, and what is lava? Step by step, by exploration and research, humankind has learned more about volcanoes. Now there is a science for the study of volcanoes, called volcanology. How about becoming a volcanologist yourself? Well, with our six foldout pages filled with information about volcanoes, you can be one in the blink of an eye!