Scientists are warning about a potential eruption of the Axial Seamount, predicting it might occur before the end of 2025.

This false-color satellite photo from 2014 shows the immense heat emanating from lava lakes at the summits of a pair of ...

apart and are located just north of the city of Goma, which is home to more than 1 million people. Nyamuragira is a dome-shaped shield volcano that stands up to 10,033 feet (3,058 meters ...

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 ...

Image caption, This is lava running from a shield volcano - a volcano formed where the tectonic plates move away from each other. Shield volcanoes on the other hand form at constructive tectonic ...