Here comes a new song from yours truly! VITA INCOGNITA "Vita incognita" describes an unexplored aspect of existence, a mysterious journey, or a new chapter of life full of discovery and potential challenges - pretty much how my life went in 2025. soundcloud.com/boris-behnck...

Signs of life from the Bocca Nuova crater at the summit of #Etna, 20 November 2025, with emissions of dark ash from the eastern inner pit of the crater. Similar emissions in the past have heralded periods of magmatic activity within that crater.

A little new song from myself, written in part in 1987 and in part in 2025: GEMONA dedicated to a little town in the northeastern Italian town that was devastated by an earthquake in 1976 and beautifully reconstructed soundcloud.com/boris-behnck...

A new fine piece of progressive rock, composed by yours truly in part in 2020, and then again in 2025, which is about the sense of life and about ... cats. That's What Life Is All About soundcloud.com/boris-behnck...

A musical voyage on the long road that is the past 40 years in my life THE NEVER ENDING ROAD soundcloud.com/boris-behnck... A tune I composed after my first visit since 1991 to the city of Bochum, where I started studying geology in 1985, with the aim of becoming what I am now: a volcanologist

New music from Yours Truly !!! SALINA dedicated to the beautiful island in the Aeolian Islands, a melody that came to me almost thirty years ago, but remained unfinished until August 2025. soundcloud.com/boris-behnck... Photo taken in October 2005 ⬇️

How does lava sound when it comes to the surface of the Earth? Listen to a lava flow oozing out of its effusive vent high on the southwestern side of #Etna, 28 August 2025. That day no visits by tourists were allowed on the site, which permitted this (relatively) clean recording

The Southeast Crater - youngest and most active of the four summit craters of #Etna - producing Strombolian explosions and a lava flow on the evening of 24 August 2025. The current summit eruption started on 14 August. Photo taken from Nicolosi on Etna's south flank.

#Etna 's new lava flow is slowly advancing down the southeast flank of the volcano (currently at about 2400 m elevation), and is accompanied by mild Strombolian activity at the Southeast Crater. Photos taken from Nicolosi, on Etna's south flank, on the evening of 16 August 2025

A new lava flow started early on 14 August 2025 from a vent at 2980 m elevation on #Etna 's upper south flank, near the site of the February 2025 eruption. Lava is flowing southwest into uninhabited areas.

It took me less than a week to compose, record and edit this simple song, and I must admit that I really, really like the result. A SLOW DANCE Try doing the slow dance to this music, I am sure it will work! soundcloud.com/boris-behnck...

New signs of life at the Southeast Crater on #Etna: after more than a month of quiescence, small ash emissions started on the morning of 21 July 2025. These emissions occur in brief sequences about once per hour and mostly produce pulverized older rock. Photo taken from Nicolosi (Etna's south flank)

I have published a new piece of beautiful prog rock: "Summer On Fire" right at the start of the 2025 summer and the menace of another infernal season of wildfires in Sicily. soundcloud.com/boris-behnck...

A new song (composed 40 years ago) from yours truly And The Sun Will Shine Again about how even the worst dark, cold moments in life will pass, and the sun will come out and shine again - as long as there is a life to live and to enjoy. soundcloud.com/boris-behnck...

A musical voyage across the landscapes of Mount #Etna, from the lower slopes, to the forests and savannas surrounding older and younger craters, cones, and lava flows, to the barren volcanic lands near the summit PASSEGGIANDO IN MONTAGNA walking on the mountain soundcloud.com/boris-behnck...

First paroxysmal eruptive episode at #Etna's Southeast Crater since 18 months, on the morning of 2 June 2025. Collapse of the northeast flank of the crater generated a spectacular (but harmless) pyroclastic flow down the upper side of the mountain. (1/2)

#Etna, Southeast Crater, 12 May 2025. For the 13th time in little less than 2 months, our volcano is producing a great show, with two lava flows, one to southeast, the other south, and gorgeous pulsating lava fountains, without much ash, a wonderful display admired by everyone.

The 12th eruptive episode at the Southeast Crater of #Etna in little less than two months occurred during rather bad weather on 5 May 2025. Here are two photos that I captured of a new lava flow on the eastern side of the crater in the evening.

The ever-changing Southeast Crater on #Etna on the day after the latest activity, 1 May 2025. Minor collapse is occasionally occurring in one of the vents, producing small puffs of brownish ash. Seen from various points on the south flank

The 11th eruptive episode at #Etna's Southeast Crater since 15 March started at midnight (local time) on 30 April 2025. It produced two lava flows, on the southeastern and southern flanks and was more intense than its predecessors.

And once again, the Southeast Crater on #Etna erupts, for the 10th time in six weeks, on the evening of 22 April 2025.

Ten minutes of the Southeast Crater of #Etna erupting on the evening of 18 April 2025, seen close up. Sound up! youtu.be/upMUUAPVCuE

#Etna's Southeast Crater erupting with Strombolian activity for the 9th time in 5 weeks on the evening of 18 April 2025. Photos taken from Torre del Filosofo, at 3000 m elevation on the upper south flank of Etna, and from Nicolosi, on the south flank of the volcano.

There is hardly any volcano on Earth that changes as frequently and continuously as #Etna. The newest changes are taking place at the Southeast Crater, where there have been 8 eruptive episodes since 15 March, slowly building a new cone that is filling and overgrowing the crater.

The 8th episode of Strombolian activity at #Etna's Southeast Crater took place during the forenoon of 15 April 2025 and substantially repeated the phenomena seen during the previous episodes, except for a lava flow to southeast, which became slightly longer than its predecessor.

In the summer of 2021 I wrote and recorded a 25-minutes-long tune, which consists of seven parts, and called it "The Long, Long Song" It's about the different phases of my life, from childhood over youth to adulthood ... This is the re-edited 2025 version. soundcloud.com/boris-behnck...

Another episode of Strombolian activity at the Southeast Crater of #Etna, seen here on the evening of 11 April 2025. Similar to its predecessors, this episode had a distinct character. This time the particular detail was a little lava flow on the east side of the cone of the Southeast Crater.

New music from yours truly! "Passeggiate in montagna" (Walking on the mountain) This is a teaser for a tune that I am currently developing, which is inspired by ... excursions on and around Mount #Etna soundcloud.com/boris-behnck... (photo taken 9 June 2022 in the Valle del Bove on Etna)

A few scenes of the latest episode of Strombolian activity (and a tiny lava flow) at the Southeast Crater of #Etna, which took place on the early morning of 8 April 2025. This was the 6th eruptive episode at that crater since 15 March 2025, and the most energetic thus far.

A few scenes (with unusually clear sound due to absence of wind) of the Strombolian activity at #Etna's Southeast Crater during the night of 2-3 April 2025. Note the cute little secondary vent in the latter part of the video.

A new episode of Strombolian activity occurred on 24 March 2025 at the Southeast Crater of #Etna. It started on the morning and culminated around noon, and then diminished; some explosive activity was still going on at nightfall. Seen from Nicolosi, on the south flank of the volcano

Importantissima nota sul blog di INGVterremoti sulla magnitudo del terremoto del 13 marzo 2025 ai Campi Flegrei, inizialmente dato come 4.4 ma successivamente ricalcolata 4.6, provcando una certa indignazione nel pubblico. Ecco perché questa "dissonanza" ingvterremoti.com/2025/03/19/c...

New music from yours truly: WHEN I SEE YOU AGAIN written and performed in July 2024, in anticipation of a week of work I had to do in the Campania region around Napoli ... and Vesuvio, places I had not visited for 10 years. soundcloud.com/boris-behnck...

A few scenes of the new Strombolian activity at #Etna 's Southeast Crater during the night of 15-16 March 2025, seen from 5 km distance. Looks big, but actually this is a rather modest activity for Etna standards.

On the late evening of 15 March 2025, Strombolian activity started at the Southeast Crater on #Etna. Here are a few photos taken around midnight from the area of Piano Vetore, high on the southwest flank of the volcano.

Here is a new, stand-alone version of my song "Still Restless", composed originally as part of my "Restless Suite" in 2021. Photo taken on 6 March 2025 with my friend and colleague Salvo Giammanco while filming with the Italian RAI television on Etna soundcloud.com/boris-behnck...

Eruptive activity resumed at the summit of #Etna on the afternoon of 22 February 2025. These photos were taken on the evening of the 23rd, from Taormina (courtesy of @moesha.bsky.social) and from home in Tremestieri Etneo.

After a few days of greatly reduced activity, lava is again flowing on the upper southwest flank of #Etna. View from home in Tremestieri Etneo on the evening of 22 February 2025

The latest weekly Bulletin on the activity of #Etna is out, with lots of details, data and images! www.ct.ingv.it/joomlatools-...

Lava flow from the eruptive fissure at 3000 m elevation on the upper south side of #Etna, and Strombolian activity with ash emission from the Southeast Crater, seen from home in Tremestieri Etneo on the early morning of 17 February 2025.

More than 13 minutes of explosive and effusive activity at Etna's Southeast Crater and the new subterminal fissure, on the evening of 12 February 2025. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaMR...

#Etna's "subterminal" lava flow and Strombolian explosions at the Southeast Crater (youngest of the four summit craters of the volcano) seen from home in Tremestieri Etneo on the evening of 13 February 2025.

#Etna on the evening of 12 February 2025. Lava flow emission from a fissure at 3000 m elevation and explosive activity at the Southeast Crater

Lava continues to flow from a fissure near the summit of Mount #Etna, and is seen here on the evening of 11 February 2025. The view is from my home in Tremestieri Etneo, a village on the southern slope of the volcano, and 20 km from the summit.

#Etna continues emitting its lava flow from a vent close to the summit. By the evening of 10 February 2025, the flow has reached a length of more than 2 km, but is far from inhabited areas and cultivated land. Photos taken from the town of Belpasso and and the village of Ragalna

This is Etna's new little eruption, seen from near the town of Biancavilla on the southwestern slope of the mountain, on the evening of 8 February 2025. A lava flow is oozing from the southern base of the Bocca Nuova crater, at 3000 m elevation. @Etna @volcano @eruption @lava @Sicily

Che cosa sappiamo del contesto geodinamico dell'attuale crisi sismica vicino ai vulcani Santorini e Kolumbo in Grecia? @ingvterremoti.bsky.social e @ingvvulcani.bsky.social hanno compilato un articolo che è stato pubblicato sui due blog, ingvterremoti.com e ingvvulcani.com buff.ly/4hNMk6x

Nuovo sciame sismico nei Campi Flegrei, dalle ore (locali) 08:03 di oggi 5 febbraio 2025. Ma che cosa è uno sciame sismico, secondo quali regole si definisce quando inizia e quando finisce uno sciame sismico? Tutto che ne volevate sapere sul blog di INGVvulcani! ingvvulcani.com/2025/02/03/g...

NEW MUSIC FROM YOURS TRULY! In these times, too many people entusiastically fall for propaganda and populism, ensuring that many things that could benefit all humans simply do not happen. Many of us evidently prefer to surrender to the seducing embrace of idiocy. soundcloud.com/boris-behnck...

New music from Yours Truly! "U R So Qt" was composed when I was 26 (see photo) and in desperate need for love and appreciation by cute young ladies (hence the title), after having been a sort of ugly duckling during much of my adolescence. soundcloud.com/boris-behnck...