Scientists start to solve mystery of what’s inside Mexico’s ‘majestic’ giant volcano

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Most of the world’s volcanoes that pose a risk to humans already have detailed maps of their interiors, but not Popocatépetl

Karina Rodriguez, left, a master's student, and Marco Calo, center, a geophysicist at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), collect information from a monitoring station on the slopes of the Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) — image source: static.independent.co.uk

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Karina Rodriguez, left, a master's student, and Marco Calo, center, a geophysicist at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), collect information from a monitoring station on the slopes of the Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) — image source: static.independent.co.uk

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