New findings challenge the idea that volcanic eruptions and plague caused the Roman Empire's decline, showing growth instead ...

Why empires fall is a question that fascinates many. But in the search for an answer, imagination can run wild. Suggestions ...

Scientists have long suspected that a gigantic eruption was behind the strange atmospheric phenomena of 1831. Scientists have ...

The eruption was one of the largest of the 19th century, but the identity of the volcano responsible has long been unclear.

Scientists have identified the “mystery volcano” that erupted in 1831 and cooled Earth’s climate. They have linked it to an ...

Volcanic activity in India altered the climate but didn't kill the dinosaurs; the Chicxulub meteorite did, by triggering an ...

Underwater eruptions may seem distant to folks on land, but they have global significance. The 2022 Hunga Tonga event, for ...

An undersea volcano off Oregon's coast will probably erupt in 2025, scientists say.

On the Big Island of Hawaii, Kilauea Volcano is erupting in Halemaumau Crater at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. It started ...

A boy, roughly 2 to 3 years old, ran into a closed area Wednesday at the Kilauea Overlook, coming within a foot from the edge ...

The second episode of the latest summit eruption of Kīlauea volcano on ... corner of Halemaʻmaʻu Crater within Kaluapele, the ...

Large glowing bombs, pumice and Peleʻs hair were deposited downwind during the peak of the eruption. Sulfur dioxide emissions ...