A mysterious spike of platinum buried deep in Greenland’s ice has long fueled theories of a catastrophic comet or asteroid strike 12,800 years ago—possibly triggering a sudden return to icy conditions ...
A new detection method called “Jerk” could dramatically improve how scientists forecast volcanic eruptions. By using a single broadband seismometer, the system can detect extremely subtle ground ...
The Laacher See volcano in Germany has emitted a new deep signal, and scientists are analyzing changes beneath the surface ...
(CNN) — The Black Death — one of the deadliest pandemics in human history, estimated to have killed up to half of Europe’s population — might have been set in motion by a volcanic eruption, a new ...
It's been thousands of years since an eruption occurred at Yellowstone, and new research shows what may be contributing to ...
From the rice paddies of South Asia to the wheat fields of northern China, summer monsoon rains sustain the livelihoods of ...
More than 20 plaster casts of victims who died in the catastrophic volcano eruption in Pompeii went on display for the first ...
The Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in south-central Indonesia erupted three times into Friday, sending an ash column 8,000 meters (26,000 feet) high and prompting authorities to expand the danger ...
The African continent is splitting along a triple junction of rifts that converge in Afar, Ethiopia. A new ocean may take ...