In the summer of 1831, strange things began to happen in the skies over Europe and North America. The sun shimmered blue and ...

1783: The volcano Laki in Iceland begins an 8-month eruption, killing 10,000 and causing widespread famine throughout Asia and Europe. 1795: Louis XVII of France dies aged 10.

Abandoned Soviet Island Contained Quadruple Volcanoes That Caused a Violent Eruption in 1831 For almost two decades, experts ...

Mount Etna has again captivated the world with a spectacular show. The volcano that towers over eastern Sicily spewing smoke ...

Inspiring ancient Greek legends, Etna has had scores of known eruptions in its history. An eruption in 396 B.C., has been credited with keeping the army of Carthage at bay. In 1669, in what has ...

Prior research has shown that it has a long and active history. Its last major eruption was approximately 109,000 years ago, and it was massive, accounting for much of the makeup of the caldera ...

For the last year, Alaska's Mount Spurr has been showing signs of a potential eruption on the horizon. If an eruption happens, it would likely occur at Crater Peak, shown in the background of this ...

Mount Etna's spectacular eruption on Monday, which caused a partial collapse of the volcano's crater, prompted a local ...

"So we have better eruption history, new information about gases, GPS and much better data in real time." All that makes it easier for scientists like LaHusen to better detect volcanic activity ...