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Volcanoes are grouped into four types: cinder cones, composite volcanoes, shield volcanoes and lava volcanoes. Cinder cones are circular or oval cones made up of small fragments of lava from a single ...

I’m going to make you a bet. I reckon within the next week, a story about a volcano somewhere in the world will make headlines that, at the very least, imply an eruption is around the corner. There ...

A series of mysterious eruptions in the western Pacific could be caused by a new type of volcano, a new study suggests. Three processes are responsible for the formation of volcanoes on Earth, ...

Researchers at Diamond Light Source have used advanced imaging to look at microscopic crystals, called nanolites, to see what ...

Named for the volcanoes in Hawaii, these are the least explosive type of eruptions. Very fluid lava is erupted, usually in the form of lava flows and lava fountains. These are named after the ...

It comes as no shock that a potentially new type of volcanic lightning had long eluded scientists: The bolts can be as short as about 3 feet (1 meter) long and last just a few milliseconds. But ...

The White Island Volcano in New Zealand – which erupted Monday with a towering blast of ash and scalding steam, killing at least five people – is one of New Zealand's most active volcanoes. The ...

Volcanoes are both terrifying and magnificent phenomena to behold. In Iceland, they're simply a natural part of life that the ...