Deadliest volcanic eruption: The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia, which killed up to 100,000 people From lava fountains to towering ash clouds, volcanoes produce some of the most dramatic ...

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 ...

The far side of the moon is hiding evidence of an enormous ancient volcano. But even though researchers are sure the volcano was there, they remain mystified about how it could have formed. For more ...

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 ...

Geology and geochemistry PhD student researching rocks, how volcanoes form, and how continental crust is made on planets other than Earth Benjamin Gruber is a fourth-year PhD student studying geology ...

More heat under the dwarf planet's surface could even hint at the potential of life. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. An area of ...