A volcanic explosion, somewhere in the tropics, may have increased European trade with central Asia—which brought fleas ...

For a year, Hawaiʻi’s Kilauea volcano has been erupting in dramatic bursts that have lit up the night sky, drawn crowds to ...

Hayli Gubbi is a shield volcano located in Ethiopia’s Afar Region, about 800 km from Addis Ababa. It’s the southernmost volcano of the Erta Ale Range, just 15 km southeast of the continuously active ...

Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of NPR's Short Wave discuss an Earth-sized exoplanet, how ant colonies deal with disease and a possible link between volcanoes and the Black Death.

Understanding the complex network of preceding events and their consequences is the only way to get a clearer picture of the ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea, one of Earth’s most active volcanoes, sent lava fountains spewing into the air, obliterating a U.S.

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