Deadliest volcanic eruption: The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia, which killed up to 100,000 people From lava fountains to towering ash clouds, volcanoes produce some of the most dramatic ...

Volcanoes are grouped into four types: cinder cones, composite volcanoes, shield volcanoes and lava volcanoes. Cinder cones are circular or oval cones made up of small fragments of lava from a single ...

Editor’s note: The KOIN 6 Weather team is presenting weather and science lessons to help serve our teachers and students. Click here for more lessons. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The mighty mountains of ...

A stream of lava is blocked by a barrier—just one of the experiments at Syracuse University Lava Project. Credit: courtesy Jeffrey Karson/Syracuse University Lava Project This story is part of our ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Volcanoes are responsible for some of the most ...

Volcanoes created the Galápagos Islands and made life possible and they continue to create and destroy. The islands force cold water to the surface and with it wildlife in profusion, while their ...

We have them on Earth, too. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Mars may sport two different types of volcanoes, just like Earth. The ...