Volcano
Mount Etna volcano ash cloud halts arrivals at Sicily's Catania airport
Etna, which towers over Sicily's east coast, is one of the world's most active volcanoes and frequently disrupts air traffic at Catania, the island's main airport and Italy's fifth busiest.
Two Singaporeans confirmed dead in Indonesia volcano eruption, bodies found
The supervolcano that once destroyed Japan's civilization is refilling, scientists say
Scandinavia's largest prehistoric mound is not a tomb, but a memorial to a natural disaster - study
Volcano has erupted in Iceland near Reykjavik - In pictures
"I can see the glowing red sky from my window," said Rannveig Gudmundsdottir, resident in the town of Grindavik, only 8 km (5 miles) from the eruption.
Volcano erupts in Iceland near Reykjavik
A helicopter with scientific personnel had been scrambled to assess the extent of the eruption.
Indonesia's Mount Sinabung volcano spews ash into sky
Mount Sinabung's activity has increased since last year and the alert for the volcano in North Sumatra province has been placed at the second-highest level.
Indonesian Semeru volcano erupts, spews ash 5kms into sky
The country's disaster mitigation agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the possibility of evacuation.
Weizmann scientists date Santorini eruption with modern olive branch
The annual growth of the olive tree is not a simple story.
Pompeii's ruins yield scalded bodies of rich man and slave
"These two victims were perhaps seeking refuge when they were swept away by the pyroclastic current at about 9 in the morning."
Mt. Vesuvius volcanic eruption turned man’s brain into glass
Charred wood found near the body allowed researchers to estimate that the site reached temperatures higher than 500 degrees Celsius, over 930 Fahrenheit.
Sharks found living in active volcanoes, scientists puzzled on why
There are many theories why sharks would willingly seek out such extreme conditions, but one theory is that they are simply safer there.
Scientists identify 37 recently active volcanic structures on Venus
"Our work shows that some of that interior heat is still able to reach the surface even today. Venus is clearly not so geologically dead or dormant as previously thought."
Volcanic region active after 800 years, previous eruption lasted 300 years
According to the Guardian, beginning on January 21, the peninsula region has suffered over 8,000 earthquakes due to magma shifting under the ground beneath the volcanic system.
