Two thousand years on, scholars still don’t agree on the day the destruction of Pompeii began. Two new studies only fan the ...

This footage highlights the destruction that came from the combination of a volcanic eruption and tidal waves in areas in the Pacific Ocean, like Japan and Hawaii. Trump halts tariffs on Mexico as ...

The A.D. 536 eruption of an Arctic volcano was so massive that civilizations fell and undying myths took shape. But that's ...

Scientists found glass fragments inside the skull of a young man who died in Herculaneum when Mt. Vesuvius exploded in 79 CE.

If you're looking for the short answer: Yes, South Dakota would be greatly impacted if the Supervolcano at Yellowstone erupts ...

Experts hope the minerals they find via this method will “power green, renewable energy sources for a sustainable future.” ...

When this volcano eventually blows, it won't be lava flows or choking clouds of ash that threaten surrounding cities, but lahars: violent, fast-moving mudflows that can tear across entire ...

The Bronze Age footprints stand as a dark omen of the Roman-era disaster—one that clearly went unnoticed through centuries of human activity.

Eventually they'll transform this lava tube into a forest floor. On an active volcanic landscape there's cycles of destruction, and then there's rebirth following that. The ōhiʻa is the catalyst ...

A volcano is a hazard caused by plate tectonics. Volcanic eruptions have both primary effects (such as the destruction of buildings) and secondary effects (such as homelessness). There are ways of ...