In East Africa's Afar Depression, scientists have discovered that fresh lava from deep within the Earth's mantle is driving ...

Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it cracks and an ocean basin begins.

Scientists found a rhythmic mantle plume beneath Ethiopia is slowly tearing Africa apart - hinting at the birth of a new ...

Rhythmic pulsing deep beneath landlocked east Africa is literally tearing the continent apart. But while the effects won’t ...

G eologists have attributed age-dependent variations in the chemistry of Ethiopian volcanic rocks to rhythmic pulses like a ...

A plume of molten rock rising from the depths of the Earth in heartbeat-like pulses is slowly tearing Africa apart—and will ...

Beneath the Afar region in Ethiopia, scientists have discovered pulsing waves of molten rock rising from deep within the ...

The December 18 explosion is the region’s fourth in three years—and has fired out 10 times more lava per second than any of the past three at their peaks. Here's what happens next.

LUCENA CITY — A phreatic eruption was observed at Taal Volcano in Batangas province within the past 24 hours, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In ...

Volcanoes are Earth’s most powerful vents to its fiery inner core; ... The rift system produces distinctive geology, such as continuously erupting Erta Ale's unusual lava lake.

According to a statement from the agency, the man, whose identity has not been released, ventured off-trail in an attempt to get a closer look at the Kīlauea volcano eruption. The man told ...

A man plunged 30 feet from a cliff after going off-trail to get a better view of an erupting volcano in Hawaii, officials said. The 30-year-old sustained minor injuries to his face, Hawai’i ...