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13 Jul 2017
Taken from the July 2017 issue of Physics World

Active volcanoes can be incredibly dangerous, especially to those who live nearby, but how do you get close enough to observe one in action? Matthew Watson explains how artificial drones are providing volcanologists with insights that could one day save human lives

Volcanoes are intractable, majestic and enigmatic and there is something both primal and terrifying

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