An underwater volcano in Tonga dramatically changed the global climate by releasing massive steam, not just sulfur.

For those looking for an escape into a unique and spectacular wilderness, Japan’s islands of Kyushu and Yakushima offer plenty.

For a pilot, the first signs of flying into an ash cloud can include sudden darkness, fluctuating airspeed, and landing ...

June storm clouds don’t often form before early afternoon, but this one did. It looked like a doozy, too, towering and dark, ...

IT was an ordinary day when Mount Vesuvius plastered nearby towns in thick volcanic ash 2,000 years ago. A treasure trove of objects was buried, each giving an insight into the lives people led.

A volcano that has not erupted in 250,000 years has shown signs of returning to life. Scientists warned that an eruption ...

Researchers in a submersible could hardly believe their eyes, or their luck, when they saw a clearly active eruption along an ...

In one of the house’s bedrooms, archaeologists found the remains of four people, including at least one child. Nearby, they ...

Archaeologists uncovered remains and objects in a Pompeii house, revealing the final moments of residents during the 79 A.D.

What’s more, data from Juno’s Io flybys has revealed the subsurface temperature profile of Io, the innermost of the four ...

Understanding how waves produced by volcanic eruption can enter the atmosphere has implications for both satellite safety and ...