this magma rose through the ground and formed the steep summit that we can see today. Although the volcano hasn’t erupted in nearly a thousand years, with it’s last eruption also being ...

The graphic below shows how the movement of the Earth's tectonic plates causes volcanoes to be formed, and what triggers a volcanic eruption.

Scientists provided an update Thursday on the chances of an eruption of the Mount Spurr volcano in Alaska, a situation being closely monitored ... of unrest in the form of earthquakes.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Scientists provided an update Thursday on the chances of an eruption of the Mount Spurr volcano in Alaska, a situation being closely ... unrest in the form of earthquakes.

Rare earth metals form from magmatic interactions within the Earth’s crust, so studying certain minerals formed from ancient volcanoes can help us understand where to mine them. A new study ...

About 10 days after the tsunami was detected, pumice believed to have come from a volcano was found in the sea area surrounding Sofukaizan. An analysis showed that the pumice formed recently ...

“This is really just Yellowstone being Yellowstone,” said Michael Poland, a geophysicist in charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory ... New features form all the time in Yellowstone ...

(File Images) Volcanoes are known to have existed or may exist in regions where colossal volcanic eruptions, with at least 1,000 cubic kilometres of volcanic material being ejected, occurred.

Japan is stepping up its volcano research that trails far behind its advanced studies on earthquakes despite being home to 111 ... committee of the recently formed headquarters.