New research suggests Mount Etna forms from deep mantle magma pockets, possibly classifying it as a rare “petit-spot” volcano ...

Mount Etna's strange lava has long perplexed scientists, but new research reveals that the volcano formed in a bizarre way — ...

Volcanoes are Earth’s geologic architects. They’ve created more than 80 percent of our planet’s surface, laying the foundation that has allowed life to thrive. Their explosive force crafts mountains ...

Learn about how volcanoes are formed and the ways they erupt Chiara Maria Petrone, Roberto Scandone, and Alex Whittaker On February 20, 1943, Dionisio Pulido and his family were working in their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have no fear: this won't happen in New England any time soon as there are currently no active volcanoes in the region. But ...

How did young volcanoes on Mars form? This is what a recent study published in the journal Geology hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated the complex geological processes responsible ...

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 ...