Not all volcanoes look like towering peaks—they can also appear as cracks in the ground or flat, wide lava plains.

Sinkites reveal inverted subsurface structures and may affect carbon storage strategies. Their formation remains under active investigation. Scientists have identified hundreds of massive sand formati ...

When active, Kīlauea pumps out thousands of tons of volcanic gases, namely water vapor, sulfur dioxide, and carbon dioxide.

Although researchers did predict the Axial Seamount would erupt in 2025, people on the Pacific coast shouldn't worry about ...

In fact, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said in a May 2025 article that ... Another example of a volcano that has effusive eruptions is Kilauea in Hawaii. Researching "benign" submarine volcanoes ...

An international study has revealed how continental collisions may have supercharged the Earth's richest deposits of copper, a metal critical for clean energy technologies and global infrastructure.

The U.S. Geological Survey said Episode 27 began at 9:05 a.m. in Halemaumau crater. Scientists said the episode was preceded by small, sporadic dome fountains in the north vent that began shortly ...

The Hawaii Volcano Observatory says lava fountains were reaching over 330 feet Wednesday and would likely go higher before subsiding.