The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island sprang to life yet again this week with a Tuesday morning eruption that shot lava more than 300 feet in the air. The latest incident started at about 10:16 a ...

A new study has found surprising evidence of large bodies of magma lurking beneath long-dormant ... known volcanic features ranging from small cinder cones to substantial shield volcanoes." Some ...

Researchers found that magma chambers beneath Cascade Range volcanoes persist even when the volcanoes are dormant, ...

Axial Seamount is a shield volcano, which means it's shaped like a shield rather ... "The eruption is not going to cause a tsunami because tsunamis are caused by a big, sudden movement of the sea ...

Poland described the volcano as "fascinating " but reassured that it "doesn't really pose a hazard". The Axial Seamount is a shield volcano, similar to Mauna Loa in Hawaii, the world's most active ...

There are two main types of volcano - composite and shield. The two types of volcano form in different places and have very different characteristics. Ash released from shield volcanoes often ...

A seismic survey challenges the long-standing belief that only active volcanoes have large magma bodies sitting beneath them. A research team used seismic waves to characterize magma chambers ...

Seismic wave analysis reveals that large magma bodies persist beneath both active and dormant volcanoes in the Cascade Range, challenging the belief that magma dissipates after eruptions.

Lava domes commonly are found inside the craters or on the flanks of large composite volcanoes. Example: Mont Pelée. – Shield volcanoes: Form when lava cools to form a gently sloping dome.