Volcano is a place on Earth’s surface where molten rock, gases and pyroclastic debris escape to the ground and erupt through the earth’s crust. When magma (molten rock) from within earth’s upper ...

Investigating the causes and consequences of volcanoes and featuring case studies from the Canary Islands, The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Iceland. Below earth’s surface, in the upper mantle, ...

Volcanoes can look like small mountains or hills. A volcano is an opening in the Earth’s crust that allows magma, hot ash and gases to escape. Magma is molten rock - rock that is so hot it has turned ...

THERE are around 1,500 volcanoes on land which have been active in the last 10,000 years spewing ash into the atmosphere periodically. As about 50 to 60 volcanic eruptions happen each month we've ...

Dormant for six thousand years, the majestic craters of Auvergne, their contours softened by erosion, remain under constant ...

IN my discourse this evening I shall confine myself to that branch of vulcanology to which I have paid attention, viz. the naked-eye study of volcanoes and their various constituent parts, their ...

Is there anything more spectacular than a towering lava fountain? Think about what it is: glowing red molten rock being shot into the sky, potentially hundreds or thousands of feet. As ubiquitous and ...

Indian Geography portion is the most critical part and covers most of the syllabus for the IAS Prelims Exam. So, Geography should be prepared from standard sources. Here, we are providing some ...

If the moon were actually made of cheese, there'd be a new flavor of dairy for humans to sample. Data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) have revealed a new type of rock on the lunar ...