Pressure from a pool of magma has just cracked solid rock, creating a volcano-tectonic (VT ... fault and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge). VT events cycle as many as five times a second, particularly ...

which are heated and compressed underground.Igneous rocks are formed when molten rock from volcanic activity cools down either underground or on the surface.This slow but continuous cycle of rock ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano once again captivated onlookers with a stunning display of nature’s power as it spewed lava ...

Lava began bubbling out of Hawaii’s most active volcano once again on Tuesday as Kilauea's sporadic eruption resumed.The eruption restarted at midday when when molten rock began pouring out of a ...