Most volcanoes form at the boundaries of Earth's tectonic plates, which are huge slabs of crust and upper mantle that fit together like puzzle pieces. Think of these plates as massive rafts floating ...

A new study led by Jay Ague, professor of earth and planetary sciences at Yale, has provided crucial insights into the role of oxidation in volcanic formation. The team behind the study is an ...

A recent study published in Geology has uncovered a vast chain of fossilized volcanoes buried beneath the Sichuan Basin in southern China, a find that could reshape how scientists understand Earth’s ...