People lived in many parts of the Old World by then but had not yet reached Australia or the Americas. The bulk of the human ...

The particles scattered sunlight ... The team used radiocarbon dating to pinpoint the timeline of the volcanic ash on ...

The eruption was one of the largest of the 19th century, but the identity of the volcano responsible has long been unclear.

A climatic mystery about a year that gave summer a deadly pass may have been solved. Using new ice core techniques, ...

Studies have shown that the grain size distribution of volcanic ash significantly affects the likelihood of lightning generation. Specifically, the presence of fine particles and a broad range of ...

Scientists have identified the “mystery volcano” that erupted in 1831 and cooled Earth’s climate. They have linked it to an island volcano in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

Residents and visitors alike have been watching episodic lava fountains in Halema‘uma‘u at the summit of Kilauea since late ...

Residents and visitors are on alert after Hawaii's Kīlauea volcano entered its fifth eruptive episode since December on Wednesday.

Kanlaon Volcano continued to show unrest as it registered five ash emission events and 12 quakes in the last 24 hours. The ...