At places where two tectonic plates are pulling away from each other, magma — hot, molten rock — can rise from the mantle to the surface, forming volcanoes. Volcanoes can also form where ...

Heavier plates can slide beneath lighter ones, heating and melting the rock and creating magma. Volcanoes form as the magma ...

A stunning video recorded during a recent eruptive episode of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano shows the moment hot gasses and lava ...

The movement of these tectonic plates leads to earthquakes and volcanoes forming. Inner core The inner core is 2900 km below the Earth’s surface, in the centre of the Earth, and is the hottest ...

There are several dormant volcanoes under Antarctica's ice sheet that may unleash their fury when reckless human behavior ...

Volcanoes form as the magma rises through the Earth's crust. The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii’s Volcanoes National Park has been sporadically erupting since December. Lava erupted from the volcano ...