When individuals hear volcanoes, they tend to envision blazing eruptions blasting into the air. However, volcanoes can also collapse sideways, with their sides, or flanks, collapsing. Such a collapse ...

I played with the Erupting Cross-Section Volcano Model (Learning Resources). This set comes with an 11-inch model volcano. On the outside, the volcano has bright red and yellow colors demonstrating ...

Some 66 million years ago, the world was dominated by dinosaurs, and then suddenly, it wasn't. The scientific consensus is that a catastrophic asteroid impact ended the Cretaceous era when it wiped ...

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Simulated volcanic eruptions may be blowing up our ability to predict near-term climate, according to a new study. Simulated volcanic eruptions may be blowing up our ability to predict near-term ...

Tidal heating is the major source of heat in the outer Solar System. Because of its strong tidal interaction with Jupiter and the other Galilean Satellites, Io is incredibly volcanically active. We ...

When individuals hear volcanoes, they tend to envision blazing eruptions blasting into the air. FEMA denies aid to Arizona ...