People lived in many parts of the Old World by then but had not yet reached Australia or the Americas. The bulk of the human ...

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, the scolding lava, ash, and gas that poured from its entrails converted the Roman city of Pompeii into a terrifying snapshot of death and destruction. Two ...

Scientists predict a catastrophic future for Earth due to rising temperatures accelerated by carbon dioxide. A computer ...

Kilauea's volcanic activity on Wednesday marked the fifth episode since the latest eruption began in December 2024.

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has a YouTube live feed of the eruption taken from a safe distance that shows the full ...

Sacrifices of “sun stones” occurred around the same time a volcanic eruption in 2900 BC dimmed the sun throughout Northern Europe, according to a new study.

An eruption that produced one of the largest impacts on climate over the past 250 years has finally been matched with a volcano.

Experts warn of the imminent risk of a massive volcano eruption that could cool the planet, affect crops, and trigger a ...

The aviation color code over the area has been changed from green to yellow as a precaution, the Icelandic meteorological ...

New study suggests rise of ancient city Tiwanaku coincided with major volcanic event in Lake Titicaca Basin's vicinity ...

Located on the southern end of the Danish island of Bornholm, these stones are flat pieces of shale featuring intricately ...

The sun stones correspond with the decline of the so-called Funnel Beaker tradition in European Neolithic culture, or the era ...