The lava in these types of volcanoes doesn't contain much dissolved gas, so it doesn't erupt with a lot of force. It's more like gooey syrup than a shaken-up soft drink.

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 ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Volcanic Action and Newly Recognized Types of Volcanoes ” in SA Supplements Vol. 76 No. 1966supp (September 1913), p. 145 doi:10.1038 ...

Types of volcanoes More: An erupting volcano turned a young man's brain into glass, researchers say Two major eruptions in Italy and Hawaii.

Over the last year, we’ve seen lava fountains at volcanoes like Kīlauea in Hawai’i, Etna in Italy, and Svartsengi near Reykjavík in Iceland. These fountains have sometimes reached heights over 1,000 ...

A mysterious type of magma found within extinct volcanoes scattered around the world could contain an abundant supply of rare earth elements, crucial ingredients for electric vehicles, wind ...