The volcano, one of the only two active in Antarctica, was first discovered by a British Royal Navy officer in 1841.

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A state of emergency has been declred in Santorini, a volcanic island and popular tourist destination in Greece, as an ...

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The 8-inch, bright pink slug has been isolated in a "sky island" for millions of years.

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A little-known volcano on a remote Pacific island may have been the source of one of the 19th century’s most powerful ...

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Residents on the popular island of Santorini have experienced hundreds of earthquakes this week while researchers have ...

The Greek island has a long history of earthquakes, but what is causing the recent series of quakes has scientists perplexed.

Greek officials have declared a state of emergency, and tourists and locals have fled the tourist island of Santorini amid ...

SANTORINI, Greece (Reuters) - Hundreds of small earthquakes that shook Greece's tourist hotspot of Santorini this week have ...