A long-lost moon could explain why Mars is so different from the other rocky planets in the solar system.Today, Mars has two ...

Unity of the White Mountains at 257 Woodland Rd. in Lakeside is hosting filmmaker Barbara L. Davis and her newest nature film ...

The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island sprang to life yet again this week with a Tuesday morning eruption that shot lava more than 300 feet in the air.

Shield Volcanoes are large, broad volcanoes with gentle slopes. They are formed by lava that flows easily and spreads out over a wide area, creating a shield-like shape. Lava Domes ...

Shield Volcanoes are large, broad volcanoes with gentle slopes. They are formed by lava that flows easily and spreads out over a wide area, creating a shield-like shape. Lava Domes ...

At the heart of this landscape lies the Medicine Lake Volcano, a massive dormant shield volcano whose past activity shaped much of the region's terrain and may do so again within our lifetime.

But shield volcanoes slope up gently. The shape is like a warrior’s shield lying on the ground. The volcanoes that make the islands of Hawai’i are also shield volcanoes.

Beneath the Pacific Ocean, about 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, a massive underwater volcano is preparing to erupt. Scientists monitoring Axial Seamount have detected a surge in seismic ...

Unlike cone-shaped stratovolcanoes (like Mount Fuji), shield volcanoes erupt with lower-viscosity lava that builds up layer by layer, creating enormous landmasses over time. Fun Facts About Mauna Loa ...