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

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

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

What’s next? Lava is erupting from several volcanoes, including one in Hawaii. Nearly 50 volcanic eruptions have been recorded this year, and more are expected. The Axial Seamount, an underwater ...

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

Researchers who examined the remains of a man whose brain was purported to have turned into glass when he was killed nearly 2 ...

Along with volcanic ash, his brain and spinal cord ... his skull provided enough protection to prevent the destruction of that tissue, the researchers suggest. “The ash cloud then dissipated ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

I climbed a volcano. Italy s Mount Vesuvius is best known for destroying the city of Pompeii when it erupted in 79 AD.

"Volcanic ashes contain formations like crystal ... "They reveal the far-reaching impact of the catastrophic eruption, including destruction related to the eruption and ongoing earthquakes afterward." ...