A 200-mile stretch of the Andes running through Ecuador can be zipped through in about 4 hours. But why would you with such ...

The Coconucos volcanic chain is a mountain ridge dotted with at least 14 volcano craters, including one that is active and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The best adventures are the ones that offer tangible history lessons that teach us more about Oregon! This week, we have a dandy in Central Oregon where volcanic eruptions, magma ...

From the fiery lava fountains of Hawaiʻi’s Kīlauea volcano to the dramatic eruption of the Reykjanes Peninsula Fissure Eruption in Iceland, 2025 was filled with plenty of volcanic activity. Here are ...

From the top of Mammoth Mountain, the view is incredible, but we're focused on the Red Cones, about 2,000 feet below. These cinder cones are the two youngest volcanos in this chain. They last erupted ...

VOLCANIC LEGACY SCENIC BYWAY, Ore. — Quartzite mountains. Pumice plains. Cinder cones. Volcanoes are the geology that shaped the Pacific Northwest — and there’s an easy way to view them on an ...

Drone video taken near Mexico’s most active volcano continues to show ash and gasses spewing into the air, as millions of residents continue to watch for signs of a larger eruption. The Popocatépetl ...

New software let scientists re-examine old radar images, providing some of the strongest evidence yet that volcanoes continue to reshape the hellish planet. By Robin George Andrews Witnessing the ...

Mountain building, also known as orogenesis, is a geological process that involves the formation and uplift of large, elevated landforms, known as mountains. The term "orogenesis" comes from Greek ...

‘Volcanoes get a bad press,” Clive Oppenheimer writes at the beginning of “Mountains of Fire: The Menace, Meaning, and Magic of Volcanoes.” However “dramatic and traumatic as their outbursts can be, ...