Volcano
Tourists flee after Italy's Mount Etna erupts
Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology said the volcano was experiencing strong strombolian explosions.
New study reveals Pompeii family's last moments during Mount Vesuvius eruption
Venice faces complete submersion by 2150, INGV study warns
Volcanic ash preserved the feathers of this 30,000-years-old vulture in exquisite detail
Ancient stromatolites reveal volcanic ammonium supported early life
Dr. Ashley Martin: "A large ammonium reservoir would have been very beneficial for early life, providing the nitrogen source needed for biological processes to occur."
The Capacocha rituals: Decoding Inca child sacrifices on volcano summits
Boys and girls were selected, often as part of an annual tribute to the Inca state. Chosen children typically came from noble families hoping to gain political favor through these rituals.
Volcanic ash from Santorini’s 1500s BCE eruption found in Turkey
"The volcanic ashes at Tepecik Höyüğü are quite widespread and in thick layers," said Professor Sevinç Günel.
3,600 years ago, the Santorini eruption signaled the Minoan decline
In 1950 the Santorini volcano experienced its last eruption, closing a cycle of volcanic activity that had begun in 1939.
NASA's Juno spacecraft detects most intense volcanic eruption ever on Io
The eruption released energy six times greater than all Earth's power plants combined, exceeding 80,000 trillion watts.
Studie warnt vor „tickender Zeitbombe“ unter Westantarktischem Eis, das über 100 Vulkane preisgibt
Forscher fanden unter dem antarktischen Eis entlang des aktiven Westantarktischen Riftsystems mehr als 100 Vulkane aus dem Zeitalter der Dinosaurier.
‘Ghost island’ emerges, disappears near Azerbaijan's Kumani Bank mud volcano
Kumani Bank mud volcano has produced transient islands multiple times since its first recorded eruption in 1861.
Study warns of a "ticking time bomb" under West Antarctic Ice Sheet as ice reveals 100+ volcanoes
Researchers found 100+ volcanoes beneath Antarctic ice along the active West Antarctic Rift System, dating back to the dinosaur age.
Volcanic eruption caused Neolithic Danes to offer sun stones, study reveals
Hundreds of engraved sun stones were discovered in ceremonial sites, indicating a ritual response to climate catastrophe.
Yellowstone’s volcanic activity could be shifting northeast, study finds
The basalt regions within the caldera are slowly shifting to the upper crust, where heat is being diffused northeast.
Study suggests historic climate disaster gave birth to Ragnarok, the Norse mythology apocalypse
In the year 536 CE, a series of volcanic eruptions in the Northern Hemisphere unleashed ash and sulfur gases into the atmosphere, enshrouding the globe in a veil that blocked sunlight.
