A new analysis aims to answer a longstanding question about why the plague reached Europe when it did—and why it spread so ...

Official records show the United States and Indonesia top the world in volcano numbers but depending on how you count them. These nations and a few others together host hundreds of volcanic peaks, ...

Climate‑driven shifts due to volcanic activity, and the increase in grain trade helped bring the Black Death to Italian ports ...

Getty Image When thinking of the world's most dangerous volcanoes, I am sure you imagine the largest of them. When thinking ...

Volcanoes are powerful openings in the Earth’s crust where hot lava, ash, and gases escape from below the surface. Some countries have more volcanoes because they sit on the most active tectonic ...

Volcanic eruptions set off a chain of events that brought the Black Death to Europe, according to new research. Clues ...

In areas under siege, the growing of fruits and vegetables and the keeping of livestock have always provided a lifeline for desperate urban populations. Lessons from siege warfare in modern times ...

The next global volcanic disaster is more likely to come from volcanoes that appear dormant and are barely monitored than from the likes of famous volcanoes such as Etna in Sicily or Yellowstone in ...

New data suggests an eruption cooled Europe, disrupted harvests and pushed Italian states into grain trades that may have ...

If you have ever wondered why Iceland and Greenland got their names despite their opposing characteristics, here's a little history lesson for you explorers.

Volcanoes are openings in Earth's crust through which hot lava, ash, and gases escape. They shape landscapes and affect human life. Some stay quiet for centuries, while others erupt suddenly. Recently ...

Africa's Limpopo River, an S-shaped wonder, uniquely crosses the Tropic of Capricorn twice. This vital transboundary waterway ...