Olympus Mons, on the planet of Mars, is the largest and youngest volcano in the solar system. Found in the Tharsis Montes region near the Martian equator, it is one of a dozen large volcanoes, many of ...

At the tops of many mountains and along numerous roads are small brass disks called benchmarks. These survey points map the ...

NEW YORK -- Volcanoes were erupting on the mysterious far side of the moon billions of years ago just like on the side that ...

After the volcanic eruption of 1980, scientists released the burrowing rodents for only a brief time, but their activities ...

Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano spewed towering columns of hot ash high into the air days after a huge eruption ...

Then, they found a new volcano-like formation deep in the ocean waters. The new volcano-like structure sits more than 1,600 ...

Enjoy breathtaking views of the Erciyes mountain slopes while skiing, snowboarding, or sledding down the hills. Notably, Erciyes is the highest peak in Anatolia and was once a volcano, giving its ...

A new study says it was kicked off for the most part by volcanic winter. 201.6 million years ago ... In the new study, Kent and colleagues correlated data from CAMP deposits in the mountains of ...

They found that some 245 active or potentially active volcanoes around the world met the criteria, from the Andes to North America’s Cascade Mountains and Alaska, to Russia’s Kamchatka ...

Archaeologists have found the remains of two medieval cities in the grassy mountains of eastern Uzbekistan, a discovery that could shift our understanding of the fabled Silk Road. Known for the ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Alaskan volcano that hasn’t erupted in more than 30 years is showing some increasing signs of seismic life, though volcanologists still say it doesn’t mean an eruption is ...

Beneath the volcanic mountains, the hills are scattered with traditional windmills, Aztec-inspired churches and ochre colonial mansions. Think kitesurfing, buggy driving, and mountain hikes to ...