People lived in many parts of the Old World by then but had not yet reached Australia or the Americas. The bulk of the human ...

The eruption was so powerful it caused global temperatures to drop by around 1C and led to widespread crop failures ...

Sacrifices of “sun stones” occurred around the same time a volcanic eruption in 2900 BC dimmed the sun throughout Northern Europe, according to a new study.

Vog forms when sulfur dioxide (SO₂) and other volcanic gases react chemically with atmospheric moisture, oxygen, sunlight, ...

New study suggests rise of ancient city Tiwanaku coincided with major volcanic event in Lake Titicaca Basin's vicinity ...

Located on the southern end of the Danish island of Bornholm, these stones are flat pieces of shale featuring intricately ...

An eruption that produced one of the largest impacts on climate over the past 250 years has finally been matched with a volcano.

Experts believe a Mount Rainier eruption would post a grave threat to millions who live in the southern and eastern sections ...

The aviation color code over the area has been changed from green to yellow as a precaution, the Icelandic meteorological ...

Residents and visitors are on alert after Hawaii's Kīlauea volcano entered its fifth eruptive episode since December on Wednesday.

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has a YouTube live feed of the eruption taken from a safe distance that shows the full ...

Neolithic people on the Danish island Bornholm sacrificed hundreds of stones engraved with sun and field motifs.