Axial Seamount is a shield volcano, similar to Mauna Loa, the world's most active volcano located in Hawaii. Shield volcanoes typically produce runny lava flows that result in gentle slopes.

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 ...

One of the Pacific Ocean’s lesser-known volcanoes will blow its vent in the coming months, causing 10,000 earthquakes in one ...

Uturuncu, a Bolivian ‘zombie volcano’ that hasn’t erupted in more than 250,000 years, has shown signs of life. But scientists ...

The shield volcano, a broader volcano with a low profile, is one of the most monitored in the world, making its eruption particularly exciting for researchers. Mike Poland, a scientist at the ...