Magma is the molten rock that is present beneath the surface of the Earth, while lava is the one that comes out to the ...

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.

For someone whose knowledge of volcanoes and lava had long been confined to high school textbooks, seeing an active volcano ...

THE comparison between water and lava might seem absurd at first glance, as one is essential for life while the other is a ...

Volcanos are releasing ash and smoke into the atmosphere on three continents. That might be making you think back to your elementary school science class when you probably studied volcanoes and lava.

HONOLULU — The on-and-off eruption that's been dazzling residents and visitors on Hawaii's Big Island for nearly a year ...