MANILA, Philippines -- A series of mild eruptions at the most active volcano in the Philippines has prompted the evacuation ...

Nearly 3,000 evacuated in the Philippines as Mayon Volcano shows signs of eruption - The Philippines has evacuated nearly ...

The chief volcanologist Teresito Bacolcol said it is too early to tell if Mayon’s restiveness would lead to a major and ...

The true date of the eruption has long eluded—and vexed—historians of the deadly disaster. Here’s what the archaeological ...

If the theory is proven correct, the consequences could be enormous, spelling a much more risky, explosive future.

The 1815 eruption produced 60 megatons of sulfur, and as a result, average global temperatures dropped by around 3°C (5.4°F).

America’s deadliest volcano has just rattled through more than 1,000 tiny earthquakes in a matter of days, a drumbeat of ...

The Black Death tore through Europe in the late 1340s, killing tens of millions and halving populations across the continent in a matter of years. Scientists have long known the plague’s culprit was ...

Volcanoes have long been seen as both destructive forces and creators of new worlds. Their eruptions have the power to change landscapes, alter climates, and influence human history in profound ways.

Volcanoes have always held an incredible power capable of shaping the course of human history. Around 1,600 B.C.E., an explosion on the Greek island of Santorini likely wiped out Europe’s first ...