Olympus Mons, a shield volcano on Mars, is the largest volcano in the solar system, measuring approximately 370 miles in diameter and 26 kilometers in height. The formation of Olympus Mons and three ...

The moon could contain massive slabs of ice at its north and south poles formed from the steam of vast ancient volcanoes, according to new research. If the new predictions are correct, it opens up the ...

A “fascinating” eruption is approaching as a sleeping giant underwater volcano stirs with seismic activity near America’s west coast. The seismic activity of Axial Seamount, a submerged volcano ...

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 ...

Rice farmers living in Sidoarjo Regency, Indonesia, awoke to a strange sight on May 29, 2006. The ground had ruptured overnight and was spewing out steam. In the following weeks, water, boiling-hot ...

Smoke billows from the mouth of Mt. Shasta like a thunderous cough. Within moments, clear skies turn gray, and the sun vanishes behind thick, shifting layers of volcanic gas and ash. Visitors snap ...

Italy’s Mount Etna erupted Monday, causing tourists to flee as smoke and ash billowed from Europe’s tallest active volcano. Have no fear: this won't happen in New England any time soon as there are ...

One of the U.S. state is known as the ‘Land of Volcanoes.’ The islands were formed there by volcanic eruptions over millions ...

Volcanic eruptions are perhaps nature's most terrifying display of power. Catastrophic eruptions of volcanoes like Mount Vesuvius, Krakatoa, and Mount St. Helens have gone down as some of the most ...

Countries with the Most Volcanoes: Volcanoes are powerful openings in the Earth’s crust where hot lava, ash, and gases escape from below the surface. Some countries have more volcanoes because they ...