Uturuncu, a Bolivian ‘zombie volcano’ that hasn’t erupted in more than 250,000 years, has shown signs of life. But scientists don’t think those signs spell trouble.

Anatomy of the magmatic–hydrothermal system beneath Uturuncu volcano, Bolivia, by joint seismological and petrophysical analysis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2025; 122 (18 ...

Uturuncu, a Bolivian ‘zombie volcano’ that hasn’t erupted in more than 250,000 years, has shown signs of life. But scientists don’t think those signs spell trouble.

The paper ‘Anatomy of magmatic hydrothermal system beneath Uturuncu volcano, Bolivia, by joint seismological and petrophysical analysis’ will be published in PNAS at 20:00 BST / 15:00 ET ...