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 ...

When volcanic eruptions make headlines, the images often depict fiery lava and towering ash clouds. But beneath Antarctica’s ...

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

The eruption restarted at midday when when molten rock began pouring out of a vent in Kilauea's summit caldera, the Hawaiian ...

The global CO2 release from rock organic carbon ... how much CO2 is released by volcanoes around the world, meaning it is a key player in Earth’s natural carbon cycle,” commented study co ...

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 ...