A Martian volcano once thought to be the result of a single eruption turns out to have a much more complex past. Orbital imaging and mineral data show it developed through multiple eruptive phases, ...

How did young volcanoes on Mars form? This is what a recent study published in the journal Geology hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated th | Space ...

Dozens of people have died, hundreds are missing and many more homes were destroyed after separate volcanic eruptions in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. How and if a volcano explodes depends on how and when bubbles of ...

A major discovery beneath Yellowstone National Park has revealed a magma cap located nearly 2.4 miles below the surface, which could help prevent a massive volcanic eruption. Using advanced seismic ...

The alert level for Mauna Loa is currently “normal”; we expect to see additional changes such as increased seismicity or gas emissions before any future eruption. Even during quiet times, keeping a ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The volcano Krasheninnikov erupted for the first time in about 500 years following the 8.8 ...

In A Nutshell Mars was erupting while T. rex roamed Earth: A Martian volcano system was active between 64 and 50 million years ago, overlapping with the age of dinosaurs and early mammals on our ...

With monstrous plumes bursting from the water and shimmery streaks of electric light, Devon Massyn said it was one of the craziest things he has ever experienced.

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano resumed erupting Friday by shooting an arc of lava 100 feetinto the air and across a section of its summit crater floor. It was Kilauea's 31st display of molten rock since ...

A volcanic eruption in southwest Iceland has prompted evacuations, including at nearby tourist sites like the Blue Lagoon. The Sundhnukur volcano, located on the Reykjanes Peninsula, began erupting ...