Related: The Pacific Northwest’s most active (undersea) volcano is getting a little frisky Unlike the explosive eruptions often associated with volcanoes, Axial is a shield volcano similar to ...

As home to two active volcanoes—including Kīlauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, plus Mauna Loa, the world’s largest shield volcano—the opportunity to (safely) witness some ...

Mauna Loa, situated in Hawaii, is the Earth's largest volcano by both volume and area. This massive shield volcano stands 4,169 meters above sea level and stretches another 5 kilometers beneath ...

The method was applied to samples from three Hawaiian volcanoes representing different evolutionary stages: Kilauea, an active "shield" volcano, showed magma storage at shallow depths of 1–2 ...

Nearly a mile deep and about 700 miles northwest of San Francisco, the volcano known as Axial Seamount is drawing increasing scrutiny from scientists who only discovered its existence in the 1980s.

Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy, is an example of a composite volcano. Shield volcanoes do not have such violent eruptions. These volcanoes tend to have gentle slopes and their runnier lava spreads ...

Native Hawaiians have also opposed the U.S. Space Forces AMOS-STAR project on the Haleakalā shield volcano on similar grounds. Atacameño communities in Chile have warned of “spiritual” loss ...

Using advanced technology that analyzes tiny gas bubbles trapped in crystal, a team of scientists has precisely mapped how magma storage evolves as Hawaiian volcanoes age. Using advanced ...

Situated along the Juan de Fuca Ridge, a chain of undersea volcanoes extending between Oregon and Alaska, Axial Seamount is a young shield volcano - a broader volcano with a low profile.

Situated along the Juan de Fuca Ridge, a chain of undersea volcanoes extending between Oregon and Alaska, Axial Seamount is a young shield volcano - a broader volcano with a low profile.