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 ...

The explosion was the strongest since 2021, expelling ash, dust, lava and a pyroclastic flow, but no injuries or deaths were ...

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 ...

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

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

North America's deepest gorge, Hells Canyon, which slithers along the border of Idaho and Oregon, is a surprisingly new ...

A forgotten 1831 volcanic blast on Soviet Simushir Island may explain a century-old climate mystery—unseen, unrecorded, and ...

Anewly published study links a massive eruption on one of four aligned volcanoes on Simushir Island, a remote former Soviet ...

Scientists have identified a new pod of ancient hunter-gatherers who lived near the land bridge between North America and ...

This Cold War outpost concealed more than submarines—it hosted a devastating eruption that cooled the planet nearly 200 years ...