On volcanoes, a fissure is an elongated fracture or crack at the surface from which lava erupts. Fissure eruptions typically dwindle to a central vent after a period of hours or days. Occasionally ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano once again captivated onlookers with a stunning display of nature’s power as it spewed lava ...

A new column of steam rises from Yellowstone. While the expansive volcano shows no hints of an eruption, magma brews beneath ...

There's a 2-mile-long crack in the desert of Arizona. At 10 feet wide and up to 30 feet deep in some parts, it is the largest of its kind. It continues to grow. Follow BI Video: On Twitter More ...

It has more active volcanoes than any other country ... In June 1783, a 16-mile-long fissure began opening up across the flanks of the Laki mountain ridge in southern Iceland.

The fissure eruption started on Monday, June 3 around 12:30 a.m. in a remote area in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, about about 2.5 miles southwest of Kīlauea caldera near the volcano’s ...