There are two main types of volcano - composite and shield. The two types of volcano form in different places and have very different characteristics. Ash released from shield volcanoes often ...

The Axial Seamount is an underwater volcano located around 300 miles off the coast of Oregon in the US. Scientists believe it could erupt in the near future ...

The world's largest volcano has been discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean ... of a vast single rounded dome in the shape of a shield, which is believed to have been formed 144 million ...

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. The latest incident started at about 10:16 a ...

The underwater volcano Axial Seamount is on the brink of eruption, and scientists warn that this event is inevitable. Located 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, Axial Seamount is showing signs of an ...

Axial Seamount is a shield volcano, which means it's shaped like a shield rather ... That's what an eruption at the Axial ...

Axial Seamount is a shield volcano, which means it's shaped like ... except lava spreads across the ocean floor and doesn't shoot into the air. The region is filled with equipment, including ...