A shield volcano is a type of volcano named for its low profile, resembling a warrior's shield lying on the ground. It is formed by the eruption of highly fluid (low viscosity) lava, which travels ...

Magma is the name given to molten material inside the earth (volcano) whereas lava is the name given to molten material which is often ejected from a volcano and then cools and solidifies.

When a volcano erupts there can be lava, ash, steam or gaseous emissions. Sometimes eruptions are explosive and lava is thrown out as volcanic bombs. Hotspots are places where the magma rises up ...

The colossal Axial Seamount, one of the most active and best-monitored underwater volcanoes in the world, could erupt in a ...

With eruptions in 1998, 2011, and 2015, the volcano serves as a perfect laboratory, and experts expect an eruption by the end ...

A massive seafloor eruption at Axial Seamount could reshape Earth in 2025, with hundreds of daily earthquakes signaling an ...

The underwater volcano Axial Seamount is on the brink of eruption, and scientists warn that this event is inevitable. Located ...

Researchers from the Ateneo de Manila University and the National University-Mall of Asia Campus have found that volcanic ash ...

Volcanic ash can be used as a shield against harmful radiation, a group of researchers from the Ateneo de Manila University ...