Why are the mountains and volcanoes on Mars so much taller than those on Earth? This question was originally answered on Quora by Dave Consiglio.

Two enormous mountains on Pluto's surface bear a striking resemblance to volcanoes on Earth and Mars, which has piqued the interest of scientists with the New Horizons mission.

What's up with Madagascar? Why are there volcanoes on an island that isn't near any tectonic boundaries? Date: November 28, 2016 Source: Washington University in St. Louis Summary: The island of ...

A study in Nature suggests that volcanoes and mountains in the Mediterranean can grow from the pressure of the semi-liquid mantle pushing on Earth's crust from below.

Scientists say a couple of the miles-high mountains on Pluto look as if they're ice-belching volcanoes.

Comment Mountains of Fire review: What volcanoes can teach us about ourselves Clive Oppenheimer's intrepid scientific memoir not only takes us to the crater's edge, it shows how seriously the ...

NASA scientists have pieced together the most detailed image yet of one of two giant mountains on Pluto that they suspect might be ice volcanoes.

Beneath the thick sheet of ice in Antarctica, there is a continental landmass of mountains, canyons, and volcanoes that have been entombed for millions of years. A team of scientists from 19 ...

Two icy volcanoes may lurk near Pluto’s south pole, images from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft suggest. The images show two mountains that are roughly circular in shape, with deep depressions ...

By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered what appear to be ice-spewing volcanoes on the surface of Pluto, raising questions about how the tiny, distant world has ...

Scientists have discovered what appear to be ice-spewing volcanoes on the surface of Pluto, raising questions about how the tiny, distant world has been so geologically active, according to ...