The volcano, one of the only two active in Antarctica, was first discovered by a British Royal Navy officer in 1841.

It's the world's southernmost active volcano and one of two active volcanoes in Antarctica out of the 138 on the continent. Mount Erebus measures 12,448ft (3,794m). It took more than 130 years for ...

Mount Erebus in Antarctica is the most southerly active volcano in the world. It began to form around 1.3 million years ago. Some animals have adapted to the freezing conditions in Antarctica.

“The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is particularly vulnerable to collapse, yet its position atop an active volcanic rift is seldom considered.” Put simply, retreating ice allows the compressed ...

Professor Matthew Stott of the University of Canterbury is fascinated by the extremophiles he studies - microbes that live at ...

Helens), this underwater volcano is actually the most active one in the Pacific Northwest. With eruptions in 1998, 2011, and 2015, the volcano serves as a perfect laboratory, and experts expect an ...

The group will study how undersea volcanoes in the region impact important ice in western Antarctica. "This is not a Carnival Cruise," Panter said. Panter, who has been teaching with Bowling Green ...

Two Bowling Green State University students and their professor will spend two months in Antarctica this semester on a research trip. Their research will explore how undersea volcanoes interact ...

Melting ice in Antarctica could trigger volcanic eruptions beneath the continent’s vast ice sheet, creating a slow but dangerous feedback loop, scientists warn. A new study suggests the melting ...