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Published online 24 November 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news051121-11

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Fire and ice caught on camera

Volcano on Antarctic island flips its lid.

A remote South Atlantic island, trapped under polar ice, is blowing its top in spectacular fashion. It is the first time that researchers have had a chance to watch an Antarctic lava flow in action.

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