ARDNAMURCHAN, the most western point on the mainland of Scotland, is a peninsula of gneiss capped by the remains of extinct volcanoes. It projects into the gap between Mull and Skye and is exposed ...

A dormant Alaskan volcano that has not erupted in 800 years appears to be showing signs of waking up. Alaskan authorities have detected activity under a once-dormant volcano that stands at an ...

With our ideas of volcanoes we always associate the grand and the terrible ; and a volcanic eruption—a huge piece of artillery, with a mouth perhaps miles in circumference, shooting up rocks and ...

Earth’s extinct volcanoes might be an untapped source of highly in-demand rare earth elements. A set of lab-based experiments revealed that some of these 17 elements could be lurking in the ...

More than 700 experts from 80 countries took part in the collation of the list. Rotorua’s geothermal fields, Ruapehu Volcano, the Muriwai megapillow lava flows, the towering sea cliffs of Fiordland ...

Mount Erebus in Antarctica, the southernmost active volcano, stands out by not only being active in the extreme cold but also emitting micro-crystals of gold. Known for the tragic 1979 Air New ...

Unexplored iron-rich magma could help power current and future technologies Alexa Robles-Gil Daily Correspondent Within the deposits of extinct volcanoes around the world, a mysterious magma may ...

Sep. 24, 2024 — A mysterious type of iron-rich magma entombed within extinct volcanoes is likely abundant with rare earth elements and could offer a new way to source these in-demand metals ...

Scientists are trying to establish what caused an unusual spike in earthquakes at the Mount Adams volcano in Washington state by installing multiple temporary seismic monitoring stations at the site.

A phreatic eruption was reported over Taal Volcano in Batangas on Sunday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on Monday. In its bulletin, PHIVOLCS said the ...

MANILA, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The Philippines' Taal Volcano near the capital region has erupted, spewing a plume of steam that was more than 2 km (1.24 miles) high, the seismology agency said on ...