In 1831, a hidden volcanic eruption cooled the Earth by 1°C, sparking famine. Scientists now trace it to the remote ...

They were, of course, referring to Mount Vesuvius, the ancient, still active volcano that looms ominously over the charming ...

Pompeii: Inside a Lost City at the National Museum of Australia depicts life in the flourishing Roman city of Pompeii before ...

Scientists have solved the 200-year-old mystery of the location of a massive volcanic eruption that spewed such a large ...

The "Ringed Lady" of Herculaneum is one of the most important discoveries from the ancient city that was buried by the ...

The southern Italian province of Campania offers many famous attractions. The volcano, Mt. Vesuvius, stands brooding over the ...

The Campi Flegrei (Phlegraean Fields) is a massive volcanic area located near Naples. This supervolcano is one of the most ...

The volcano erupted so violently that it froze the globe's climate with immeasurable damage - Yet the location of the volcano ...

Nigel Thompson catches Etna and Vesuvius on Princess Cruises’ luxury new ship, the Sun Princess, which he set sail on from ...

One eruption thought to be responsible for the global cooling event from 1831 to 1833 was attributed to Babuyan Claro in the ...

Although Europe is not famous for its large number of active volcanoes, it boasts several impressive mountains of volcanic ...

Markus Stoffel, a climate professor at the University of Geneva, warned that a massive volcanic eruption may cool our planet. He compares it to the Mount Tambora eruption of ...