Volcanoes are rumbling as scientists monitor earthquakes at Washington's Mount Rainier and Alaska's Iliamna volcano.

IN my discourse this evening I shall confine myself to that branch of vulcanology to which I have paid attention, viz. the naked-eye study of volcanoes and their various constituent parts, their ...

Indonesia, with its strategic location in Southeast Asia, holds one of the world’s most advantageous geographical positions, but it’s also one of the most dangerous.Dive into the dual nature of ...

Magma from the mantle finds its way to the surface, where it erupts as lava or ash and gas—sometimes in spectacular spurts, ...

Volcanoes of North America; a Reading Lesson for Students of Geography and Geology. By Israel C. Russell, Professor of Geology, University of Michigan, Pp. xiv + 346.

The west coast of Scotland was erupting with lava fountains and other volcanic events 60 million years ago. The post ...

Are you preparing for UPSC CSE Prelims 2026? Check your progress and revise your topics through this quiz on Environment and ...

GEOQUIZ: Which country has the highest number of active volcanoes? Answer: Indonesia. The South Asian country has an estimated 130 active volcanoes, some of which are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.

The NASA Odyssey orbiter, which launched in 2001 from Cape Canaveral, snapped a 1st-ever image of a Mars volcano peeking above the clouds before dawn.

Volcanoes are erupting around the planet in places like Iceland and Italy, but this global volcanic activity is normal, according to geologic agencies and organizations.

Understanding how volcano activity may change over time is particularly important as climate change continues to have direct and indirect effects on how volcanoes behave.

A mysterious type of magma found within extinct volcanoes scattered around the world could contain an abundant supply of rare earth elements, crucial ingredients for electric vehicles, wind ...