Volcano facts and types of volcanoes | Live Science
Feb 25, 2025 · Discover interesting facts about volcanoes, including why and where they form and history's deadliest eruption.
Volcanoes - News and Scientific Articles on Live Science | Live …
Dec 26, 2025 · There are different types of volcanoes, including stratovolcanoes, shield volcanoes and cinder cones, and different types of lava and other volcanic flows. Volcanoes can be …
Scientists find giant magma reservoirs hidden beneath dormant …
Feb 5, 2025 · The magma system beneath volcanoes may persist even after recent eruptions, a new study finds.
'Glowing' lava lakes spotted on Africa's most active volcanoes
Apr 22, 2025 · This false-color satellite photo from 2014 shows the immense heat emanating from lava lakes at the summits of a pair of simultaneously erupting volcanoes in Congo.
6 volcanoes erupt in eastern Russia after 8.8 megaquake | Live …
Aug 5, 2025 · Six Russian volcanoes erupted shortly after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck nearby, with a seventh possibly to follow.
400-mile-long chain of fossilized volcanoes discovered beneath …
Jul 29, 2025 · Researchers recently discovered a huge chain of extinct volcanoes buried deep below South China that formed when two tectonic plates collided during the breakup of …
The world's 'hidden' volcanoes pose the greatest risk for global crisis
Dec 26, 2025 · A dormant volcano in Ethiopia erupted after 10,000 years of silence. This event shows how the world's little-known volcanoes pose the greatest threat.
The closer a volcano is to erupting, the greener the trees around it ...
May 30, 2025 · Scientists have found a way to monitor volcanic carbon dioxide levels — one of the first signs a volcano might be about to blow — that doesn't involve trekking up a mountain.
How Volcanoes Work - Live Science
Nov 1, 2004 · The volcanoes that tower above the surrounding mountains from California to Washington state are caused by subduction zones. This same process builds mountains and …
Dormant volcano erupts in Russia for first time in around 500 years ...
Aug 4, 2025 · Krasheninnikov volcano has erupted on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. This is the second volcano to erupt in the region following the magnitude 8.8 megaquake on July 30.