Four types of volcanoes—shield, composite, cinder cone, and plug dome—can be found in Lassen Volcanic National Park, where they literally bubble and steam.

Overflowing with otherworldly landscapes, boiling hot springs, and more than 20 volcanoes, Lassen Volcanic National Park is a ...

There’s a “hidden gem” in Northern California for travelers who prefer to stay off the beaten path, Lassen Volcanic National ...

This rugged landscape features cinder cones, spatter cones and lava tube caves formed from volcanic activity in the Great Rift, a series of cracks in the Earth that runs over a stretch of 52 miles. In ...

Volcanic cones are of different types, depending upon the nature and size of the fragments ejected during the eruption. Types of volcanic cones include stratocones, spatter cones, tuff cones, and ...

Ian Saginor, doctoral student in geological sciences at Rutgers University, runs a science demonstration that shows schoolchildren how volcanic cinder cones form. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

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For Dionisio Pulido and his family, Feb. 20, 1943 began as an average day of clearing and burning shrubbery from their cornfields near the village of Parícutin, Mexico to prepare for the spring ...

Wonder at the lava and volcanic features of Cinder Cone in Lassen Volcanic National Park. Arch Rock in Joshua Tree National Park features rock formations and educational signs along the path.

Learn more› By Kaitlyn Wells After a week of researching e-collars—the “cones of shame” that pets wear around their necks after an injury or surgery—and testing 10 of them on two dogs ...