Hawaii's Kilauea volcano put on a dramatic display Sunday night, shooting lava fountains over 1,000 feet into the air. The six-hour eruption, which ended at 10:25 p.m. local time, marked the 23rd ...

This question was posed by Ms. Wessel’s biology class at Rock Bridge High School “It is important to note that the Hawaiian Islands were actually formed through volcanic eruptions. If we ...

This is the 23rd episode of the ongoing eruption from the Halemaumau crater, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The Mount St. Helens eruption anniversary prompts investigation into the California earthquakes: eruption history, threat ...

Three quarters of all of the volcanic activity on Earth takes place at mid-ocean spreading centers,” said Deb Kelley, a ...

one eruption at a time. They're also called composite volcanoes. Mount Rainier in Washington is a famous stratovolcano. Shield volcanoes are big, broad volcanoes made up of oozy lava flows that ...

They can have violent eruptions and can grow bigger as layers of thick lava and ash harden on top of each other. Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy, is an example of a composite volcano. Shield volcanoes ...

Using advanced technology that analyzes tiny gas bubbles trapped in crystals, a team of scientists led by Cornell University ...

Despite the potential eruption, experts aren't overly worried. Poland described the volcano as "fascinating " but reassured that it "doesn't really pose a hazard". The Axial Seamount is a shield ...

When a volcano erupts, it can spew ash high into the atmosphere—inserting aerosols right where clouds typically form. How ...

The activity at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano started around 4:15 p.m. local time and lasted for several hours, according to the U ...

They are formed by lava that flows easily and spreads out over a wide area, creating a shield-like shape. Supervolcanoes and their super-eruptions are the rarest volcanoes. They have experienced ...