In 1950 the Santorini volcano experienced its last eruption, closing a cycle of volcanic activity that had begun in 1939.

Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, has been erupting on and off for nearly two months since it burst to life ...

The eruption of Santorini has long been linked to the fall of the Minoans. Does the evidence really support this conclusion, ...

The Ten Plagues of Egypt are argued to have been the result of the eruption of Thera or Santorini. Does the evidence really support this?

This tiny museum in the heart of Thera houses frescoes and other archaeological treasures found during the excavation of Ancient Akrotiri, which was destroyed by the volcanic eruption that ...

Scientists have detected several thousand earthquakes, the vast majority of them with small magnitudes, in just over two ...

More than 130 earthquakes were registered Tuesday at Iceland's large Bardarbunga volcano, a possible precursor to an eruption among the several scenarios being considered, the Icelandic ...

Archaeologists and climate scientists can now show that these ritual sacrifices coincided with a large volcanic eruption that made the sun disappear throughout Northern Europe. 4,900 years ago ...