Where Volcanoes Are Born Most volcanoes form at the boundaries of Earth's tectonic plates, which are huge slabs of crust and ...

The deadliest volcanic disaster in Japan’s history did not end with fire or ash, but with water. When the slopes of a restless mountain collapsed into the sea in 1792, the impact hurled a towering ...

Sixty million years ago, when the Eurasian plate slammed into the Indian plate, a mountain range was born. Because these plates were of similar density, neither could sink below the other. The rocks ...

From the top of Mammoth Mountain, the view is incredible, but we're focused on the Red Cones, about 2,000 feet below. These cinder cones are the two youngest volcanos in this chain. They last erupted ...

Drone video taken near Mexico’s most active volcano continues to show ash and gasses spewing into the air, as millions of residents continue to watch for signs of a larger eruption. The Popocatépetl ...

Ecuador has several dormant volcanoes not only challenging in themselves, but great practice for bigger peaks. Here is a ...

WASHINGTON - A volcanic eruption might cause greater damage than previously thought to the proposed high-level nuclear waste storage facility beneath Yucca Mountain, Nevada. This, according to ...

Sometimes the impossible turns out to be not so impossible. From satellite data, an international team of scientists has discovered frost forming on top of the tallest volcanic mountains in the solar ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The best adventures are the ones that offer tangible history lessons that teach us more about Oregon! This week, we have a dandy in Central Oregon where volcanic eruptions, magma ...