Smith Rock State Park is a world-renowned climbing destination, home to the 550-foot (168 meters) volcanic rock formation ...

The U.S. military wants to continue live-fire training at Pohakuloa, a high-altitude plateau on Hawaii’s Big Island.

The huge column of hot rock, known as a mantle plume or a 'ghost plume', which rises from deep inside the earth beneath ...

The highest volcano in the world is Cerro Ojos del Salado. It is a stratovolcano in South America’s Central Volcanic Zone, reaching an impressive 6893 meters above sea level (or at least above ...

Discover the Azores, Portugal's island paradise, offering volcanic landscapes, rich culture and unforgettable adventures from ...

Tucked away in Buldhana's quiet terrain lies the Lonar Crater Lake - the world's only known hypervelocity-impact crater in basaltic rock. A celestial strike turned geological enigma, it's where ...

Soar over Auvergne‑Rhône‑Alpes, capturing the dramatic peaks of the Alps, the rolling volcanic plateaus of Auvergne, shimmering lakes like Annecy, and medieval towns nestled in lush valleys ...

China dominates the global rare earths industry—and it’s not even close. A fight is already underway to lay claim to this sunken island’s natural riches.

The Ontong Java Plateau, formed by such a hotspot, exemplifies the massive impact of these phenomena. Its size testifies to the intensity of eruptions that shaped our planet. The underwater mountains ...

Podcaster Show PlayerThe Yellowstone Plateau Volcanic Field is one of the largest rhyolite fields on the planet and well known for its voluminous high-silica lava flows and ignimbrites (ash flows ...

At about 120 million years old and larger than Alaska, this seafloor plateau is the most voluminous volcanic structure on Earth. Yet it lacked the usual trail of volcanic “footprints” that ...