Austin isn't just known for its music and food; it's home to Pilot Knob, Texas' largest extinct volcano, a hidden gem near ...

A volcano in southeastern Iran, which has been quiet for 700,000 years, is showing signs of life. Mount Taftan, located near ...

Scientists have found that some extinct volcanoes, which have not erupted for thousands or millions of years, may contain key metals used in clean energy. For the research, scientists melted down ...

A typically quiet volcano in southeastern Iran has risen by about 3.5 inches, and it has not settled back down. This sudden ...

According to a recent geological study, scientists fear that the Taftan volcano, located near the Iran-Pakistan border and ...

The natural world has brewed up a spooky 'skull' in a deep volcanic pit in the Sahara Desert. From space, the sight really ...

A mysterious type of magma found within extinct volcanoes scattered around the world could contain an abundant supply of rare earth elements, crucial ingredients for electric vehicles, wind turbines ...

A mysterious type of iron-rich magma entombed within extinct volcanoes is likely abundant with rare earth elements and could offer a new way to source these in-demand metals, according to new research ...

Extinct volcanoes could be a "rich" source of rare metals used in smartphones and flat-screen televisions, according to a new study. A mysterious type of iron-rich magma entombed within long dormant ...

An Iranian volcano long thought extinct may be showing signs of activity after thousands of years. The Taftan volcano, ...

The formation, known as the Trou au Natron, lies in northern Chad within the Tibesti Mountains, the highest range in the ...