The shadowy mass, known as the Haruj volcanic field, covers around 17,000 square miles (44,000 square kilometers) in central Libya and contains roughly 150 extinct volcanoes, ranging from small ...

Volcanoes act as windows deep into Earth. They help us understand the formation of our planet and the others in our solar ...

In East Africa's Afar Depression, scientists have discovered that fresh lava from deep within the Earth's mantle is driving the continent's split. The mantle upwellings pulse with distinct ...

The findings have implications for monitoring volcanoes prior to eruption, the researchers wrote in their paper, published Jan. 23 in the journal Nature Geoscience.. Scientists have debated ...