Underwater volcanoes are powerful geological forces shaping our planet and oceans. These hidden giants form through tectonic ...

Active terrestrial volcanoes can turn into true behemoths, yet most of these structures are hidden beneath the ocean’s ...

Some scientists think we can better understand volcanoes by learning how the gaseous vortexes emerge. By Carolyn Wilke Some volcanoes perform a rather subtle trick: blowing rings of vapor that waft ...

Some volcanoes, such as the Cascade volcanoes up in Washington and Oregon, are of the type called a stratovolcano. These steep volcanoes sometimes erupt explosively and other times have calmer lava ...

Researchers discovered that continents don’t just split at the surface—they also peel from below, feeding volcanic activity in the oceans. Simulations reveal that slow mantle waves strip continental ...

Some volcanoes, called stratovolcanoes, sometimes erupt explosively and other times have calmer lava flows that just spill out on the surface. A shield volcano is very different and is built almost ...

Earth scientists have discovered how continents are slowly peeled from beneath, fueling volcanic activity in an unexpected ...

An undersea volcano erupted off Japan three weeks ago, providing a rare view of the birth of a tiny new island, but experts say it may not last very long. The unnamed undersea volcano, located about ...