Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spewed lava fountains exceeding 1,000 feet, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Mauna Loa in Hawaii is an example of a shield volcano ... for weaknesses through rocks in the Earth’s crust. Volcanoes are usually found along the boundaries of tectonic plates.

Axial Seamount is a young shield volcano - a broader volcano with a low profile. 'When Axial Seamount erupts, it'll look a lot like a Hawaiian lava flow eruption,' Poland said. 'It's not an ...

The activity at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano started around 4:15 p.m. local time and lasted for several hours, according to the U ...

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 ...

There's gold in them thar hills—or, at least, in the volcanoes of the Hawaiian Islands —along with other precious metals.

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 ...

In the past week alone, footage of fresh volcanic eruptions in the Philippines, Sicily and Hawaii ... found its way to the nearby capital, Quito. Why are people so fascinated by volcanoes anyway?

During many of these eruptions, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory field crews have ... is olivine (which is green), but other minerals are found in lavas that have had more time to cool (such ...

ONE of the world's most active volcanoes has erupted again in Hawaii, spewing nearly 1,000ft lava jets into the sky. That's nearly as high as the Eiffel Tower. Footage of the six-hour-long ...

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK – The Kilauea volcano erupted for the 21st time in the last five months over the weekend. This latest episode is part of an eruption that began Dec. 23 ...

Etna is a tall volcano with high slope angles. The shield volcanoes of Hawaii have far gentler slopes, making the use of explosives to drain lava channels not worth considering in many cases.