Underwater volcanoes are powerful geological forces shaping our planet and oceans. These hidden giants form through tectonic ...

When you walk around on land, you are walking on top of Earth’s rocky crust. Below the crust is another thick layer of rock. These layers form Earth’s tectonic plates, and when those plates collide ...

The Great Transformation The Dolomites are about 250 millions years old and are composed mainly of sedimentary rocks and ...

Some scientists think we can better understand volcanoes by learning how the gaseous vortexes emerge. By Carolyn Wilke Some volcanoes perform a rather subtle trick: blowing rings of vapor that waft ...

NASA researchers are studying the unusual explosion of submarine volcano Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai to shed light on landforms on the red planet. NASA scientists say that the eruption of a submarine ...

An odd phenomenon called lithospheric dripping might occur wherever mountains form. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The findings ...

Jupiter's moon Io stands alone among the solar system's moons. It has more than 400 active volcanoes, and its surface is home ...

The formation, known as the Trou au Natron, lies in northern Chad within the Tibesti Mountains, the highest range in the ...