Tanzania's outlandish Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano, the only volcano on Earth that is currently erupting carbonatite lava, has been sinking at a rate of 1.4 inches per year for the past decade.

At Ol Doinyo Lengai, the lava erupts at a much cooler 510°C (950°F). This difference in temperature is due to its unusual composition, being the only volcano in the world to erupt carbonatite ...

The cloud-topped summit of Ol Doinyo Lengai, an active volcano that last exploded in 2008, looms over the crater highlands, with the outlines of hardened lava flows striping the slopes.

The Ol Doinyo Lengai — meaning "Mountain of God" in Maasai — volcano is unique. It's the only active volcano to produce carbonatite lava, an unusually runny black or gray lava that cools to a ...

The Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano, located in the north, was found to be swelling due to magma flowing beneath the Earth's surface.. The 9,718-foot-tall volcano has been active every 20 to 40 years ...

Oldoinyo Lengai, Masai for 'Mountain of God', in the East African Rift Valley is a volcano with a difference. It is the only active volcano on Earth that expels molten carbonate rich in sodium and ...

A Travel + Leisure A-List advisor dishes on how to go beyond wildlife spotting in East Africa. Kenya and Tanzania, the East African countries most often chosen for safari, are justifiably famous for ...

Lava erupted from the volcano’s top crater on Feb. 11 and again on Feb. 20, and lava fountains rose 60 to 400 feet, according to the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.