There are several dormant volcanoes under Antarctica's ice sheet that may unleash their fury when reckless human behavior continues.

Amid its colossal chunks of ice sheets, Antarctica harbors a land of fiery volcanism. Although the vast majority of these volcanoes are dormant, idle, or hidden beneath the ice, there is some ...

Its volcanoes also extend further south into Antarctica. "Three out of every four live volcanoes on Earth are here,” says National Geographic. “Almost all earthquakes happen here, too." The Ring of ...

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 ...

Studies on Antarctica have documented how temperatures ... In the middle of an active volcano at the bottom of the world, dozens of fur seals bask in blowing wet snow. They are mostly unfussed ...

This story appears in the July 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. The scene: a tent on Mount Erebus, an active volcano on Ross Island, Antarctica. The tent is a four-cornered tepee ...

Three decades ago a scientist at the University of Colorado Denver suggested that heat from a “mantle plume” under Marie Byrd Land in western Antarctica might explain regional volcanic ...

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.

Its volcanoes also extend further south into Antarctica. "Three out of every four live volcanoes on Earth are here,” says National Geographic. “Almost all earthquakes happen here, too." ...