Learn about the largest active volcano on Earth Mauna Loa in Hawaii. Discover its massive size, eruption history, and fascinating facts about its role in shaping the Hawaiian Islands.

The volcanoes in the Canary Islands are cinder cones. Shield volcanoes, like Hawaii’s Mauna Kea, form when lava bubbles up and flows out around a vent, eventually forming a gentle dome.

As glaciers melt around the world, long-dormant volcanoes may be waking up beneath the ice. New research reveals that massive ...

A Martian volcano breaks through the clouds in a spectacular image captured by the Odyssey orbiter. This unprecedented view reveals Arsia Mons, one of Mars' largest volcanoes, emerging from a sea of ...

Unity of the White Mountains at 257 Woodland Rd. in Lakeside is hosting filmmaker Barbara L. Davis and her newest nature film ...

A volcano seems to have been identified near the rim of Jezero crater on Mars, which is being explored by NASA’s Perseverance rover. The vehicle may have already sampled material spewed out by ...

A volcano so close to watery Jezero Crater could add a critical source of heat on an otherwise cold planet, including the potential for hydrothermal activity—energy that life could use to thrive.

The researchers posit that the volcano could have supported conditions favorable for life in the once-watery Jezero crater.

One of the world’s most active volcanoes, Kilauea on Hawaii’s Big Island, began spewing lava from the north vent Wednesday, the latest event in an ongoing eruption that began almost six months ...