"The locus of future rhyolitic [igneous rock] volcanism ... of material ejected than the eruption in 1815 of Mount Tambora in what is now Indonesia. Regarded as the worst volcanic disaster in ...

The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island sprang to life yet again this week with a Tuesday morning eruption that shot lava more than 300 feet in the air. The latest incident started at about 10:16 a ...

It's more than 800 feet tall. But are you aware that Beacon Rock used to be taller when it was a volcano erupting here in the gorge during the Ice Age? (upbeat music continues) (water rustling ...

Millions of years ago, our early ancestors roamed an area of Africa known as the Cradle of Mankind, scouring the landscape in search of perfectly round rocks. According to a new study, these long ...

A miles-wide volcano off Oregon’s coast could erupt “soon” say scientists who’ve been tracking it for decades. The Axial Seamount is a massive undersea volcano that reaches more than 3,600 ...

A volcano in Hawaii showed a message of love in glowing lava, according to a photo shared on Facebook. Photo by Tolis Dianellos on Unsplash A volcano in Hawaii that’s been erupting since ...

St. Vincent, The Beatles and Rolling Stones each won a Grammy for one or more of the rock categories they were nominated in at the 67th Grammy Awards. While it’s a shame no other newer and more ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A series of earthquakes near the Greek island of Santorini have led authorities to shut down schools, dispatch rescue teams with sniffer dogs and send instructions to ...

Even though earthquake experts say the more than 200 tremors that have hit the area since early Friday are not related to the volcano in Santorini, which once produced one of the biggest eruptions ...

When this pressure is released, for example as a result of plate movement, magma shoots to the surface causing a volcanic eruption. Above the ground the liquid rock is called lava and as it cools ...