Due to a weird quirk of geology, New Mexico's Bandera Volcano Ice Cave never warms above 31 degrees Fahrenheit, even when ...
A vast underground tunnel known as a lava tube, formed from ancient volcanic activity, was recently discovered lurking beneath Venus.
Lava spewed from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano during the 41st eruption episode of the current active period on Saturday, January 24. Footage from Epic Lava Tours shows several stages of the volcano’s ...
When referred to as a gas, it means a volatile has transitioned into the vapor phase. The most common gases (or vapor phase volatiles) emitted at the surface are water (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), and ...
The current series of eruptions has featured lava fountains up to 1,500 feet. Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is once again shooting lava more than 1,000 feet into the air. Episode 36 of the current series ...
Learn how a young volcano on Mars stayed active for nine million years and what its changing lava reveals about Mars’ interior.
EL FUERTE, Spain (AP) — Giant rivers of lava are tumbling slowly but relentlessly toward the sea after a volcano erupted on the Spanish island of La Palma off northwest Africa. The lava is destroying ...
Volcanoes don’t always show their activity through huge explosions or lava rivers. In many cases, the changes are quiet and ...
Dramatic video of Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii captured the moment a USGS camera was buried in a spectacular lava fountain. The camera, located about 2,000 feet away from the volcano vent, captured the ...
MANILA, Philippines — Mayon Volcano in Bicol exhibited significant activity for the past 24 hours as it remained under Alert ...
Fluid inclusions in volcanoes are dominantly composed of carbon dioxide. At magmatic temperatures — 2,192 degrees — the density of the carbon dioxide strongly depends on pressure, which is influenced ...