Hawaii's Kilauea volcano keeps erupting with syrupy lava flows, serving as a fiery reminder of nature's destructive power. But as the ongoing eruption captures headlines, a question might occur to you ...

VOLCANIC eruptions are a common occurrence, ranging from smaller-scale eruptions to full-blown explosions. So how do volcanoes erupt? And what is the difference between magma and lava? Every day, ...

HAWAII (HawaiiNewsNow) - When it comes to terminology, there's a difference between a lava flow and a volcanic fissure. On Hawaii Island, Leilani Estates in the Puna District has been plagued with now ...

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PAHOA, Hawaii — Lava oozing out of cracks for two weeks in rural Hawaii neighborhoods took on new characteristics as fresher magma mixed with decades-old magma, sending a flow toward the ocean ...

Scientists have reported that more magma may soon break the surface in Sundhnúkur in Iceland, and they have issued a warning it may experience further volcanic activity. The current eruption, which ...

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In the early chaos of planetary formation, before crusts cooled or atmospheres settled, water might already have been ...

Magma is the molten material beneath the Earth's crust. It usually collects in a magma chamber beneath a volcano, and can then be injected into cracks in rocks or issue out of volcanoes in eruptions.