But as a shield volcano, Kilauea doesn’t have explosive, Mt. St. Helens-type eruptions. Instead, it emits a steady stream of fluid lava that generally flows gently down the side of the mountain ...

Patricia] Kīlauea is a little bit different from sort of the stereotypical pointy cone volcano because it's called a shield volcano. Shield volcanoes form when lava is extra runny and can go ...

They're also called composite volcanoes. Mount Rainier in Washington is a famous stratovolcano. Shield volcanoes are big, broad volcanoes made up of oozy lava flows that erupt from multiple vents.

“Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles” is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano ...

Yellowstone and Hawaiʻi. These systems a well known for producing large volumes of magma through time and leaving chains of ...

Thrill-seekers are flocking to volcano boarding, a sport that involves sliding down active volcanoes on specially designed ...

It was one of those perfect late summer days in Alaska. The sun hung high in the sky and cast a warm golden light over the ...

Using volcanic ash for protection against radiation exposure lessens disposal issues after eruptions and turns the waste material into something useful.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean and U.S. troops will begin their large annual joint military drills next week to ...

Episode 7 is titled “The Day,” and what a day it is, folks! Backtracking three years into the past, Paradise reveals that shit hit the fan for humanity when a super volcano erupted under the Antarctic ...