The Taftan volcano in Iran frequently expels gas, but has not erupted. A volcano that has been dormant for hundreds of thousands of years could be gearing up for a massive explosion, according to new ...

Lava is molten rock from a volcano that reaches the Earth’s surface. Liquid rock below the Earth’s surface is referred to as magma. More than 50% of the world’s active volcanoes above sea level ...

The next global volcanic disaster is more likely to come from volcanoes that appear dormant and are barely monitored than from the likes of famous volcanoes such as Etna in Sicily or Yellowstone in ...

Here’s a look at volcanoes, mountains that open downward to a reservoir of molten rock. More than 80% of the Earth’s surface, both above and below sea level, is of volcanic origin. Lava is molten rock ...