Europe's most active volcano may have a secret origin

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Mount Etna has fascinated geologists for decades. The towering volcano on the Italian island of Sicily is the most active in Europe, erupting several times a year, yet scientists have never fully understood how it formed.

Now, researchers from the University of Lausanne (UNIL) have proposed a new explanation that could change that. Their study suggests Mount Etna may have formed through a rare volcanic process unlike the one behind any other large volcano on E...

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