Volcanoes erupt because hot, melted rock from deep inside the Earth finds a way to reach the surface. This melted rock is called magma, and it forms when parts of the Earth’s mantle become so hot that ...

The investigative minds at How to Survive provide a POV scenario: hiking during a volcano eruption and survival tips.

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, ...

What appears to be a single volcanic eruption is often the result of complex processes operating deep beneath the surface, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK -When Scott and Pamela Rippel found out scientists were predicting a fountain of lava would erupt ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Shiveluch volcano is one of Kamchatka's most active (Handout) (Handout/Kamchatka branch of the Federal Research Center ...

A volcano in Russia's far east on Wednesday spewed ash several kilometers into the sky, authorities said, putting on a spectacular display in its latest eruption. The Shiveluch volcano is one of the ...

What may look like a single volcanic eruption is usually the visible outcome of far more complicated activity taking place underground. Beneath the surface, magma can migrate, cool, mix, and ...

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A gigantic bulge in the north rim of the Yellowstone caldera is the latest sign of volcanic activity in the national park. Geologists call this type of bulge “volcanic uplift.” It’s often caused by ...

Like the periodic table, the geological timescale brings order to Earth’s deep history, measuring millions of years of time recorded in the rocks beneath our planet’s cities and towns, mountains and ...

On this episode of Science Dispatch, we dive into the latest Kīlauea eruption and the alarming chemistry behind the air ...