In the summer of 1831, an enormous volcanic eruption spewed sulfur gas into Earth’s atmosphere. The particles scattered sunlight, making our star appear green, purple and blue. Its rays ...

Did you know a mystery volcanic eruption in 1831 caused global temperatures to plummet, triggering devastating famines and crop failures worldwide? For nearly 200 years, scientists couldn’t ...

The location of a giant volcanic eruption in 1831 has eluded scientists for nearly 200 years, but now they have solved the mystery. The Zavaritskii volcano on Simushir Island in the Kuril Islands ...