Olympus Mons is a shield volcano, which means it oozes huge amounts of lava, rather than simply blowing its top in a catastrophic eruption. Earth’s biggest volcanoes are also shield volcanoes.

A RUSSIAN volcano has erupted for the first time in centuries, sending ash surging 29,000ft into the sky. The volcano roared ...

The eruption of a volcano in Russia's Kamchatka peninsula may be linked to a massive earthquake last week, experts say.

A groundbreaking study from Virginia Tech warned that three US states are at significant risk of experiencing catastrophic ...

A new study from Virginia Tech, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, estimates a 15% chance of a ...

Krasheninnikov volcano has erupted on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. This is the second volcano to erupt in the region ...