Cinder cones are simple volcanoes that form where vents, or openings, spit out ash and lava. They can be cone- or oval-shaped, usually with a bowl-like crater at their summits. When a cinder cone ...

Sometimes, it takes a monumental event to spur Congress into establishing a national park. Such a significant event, or ...

A little-known volcano in the remote Kuril Islands, Zavaritzki, links an explosion in 1831 with drastic climate changes.

MEEKER | Barone Middle School’s sixth graders have been studying volcanoes in science. This group embraced our annual project ...

The striking Kawah Ijen volcano in Indonesia is known for emitting what appears to be blue lava as soon as the sun sets.

Volcanoes in India are a fascinating yet rare geological phenomenon. These natural formations result from the movement of ...

Starting in the spring of 2024, the researchers noticed an increase in small earthquakes at the volcano, which sits on the ...

Sep. 30, 2024 — The Hunga Tonga underwater volcano was one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history, and now, two years later, new research has revealed its main ... Extinct Volcanoes a ...