In the quiet Vasse district of WA, the evening of 27 August 1883 must have felt like something out of a mystery novel.

Imagine a thundercrack, or a pistol shot, which circled the earth four times. This actually happened, and its origins are quite surprising.

Some researchers have previously suggested it could be the most violent eruption since the 1883 Krakatoa eruption in terms of atmospheric disturbance.

The likelihood of an eruption has decreased from March, but the volcano remains at an elevated level of unrest and an explosive eruption (or eruptions) like those that occurred in 1953 and 1992 is ...

Rare 16th-century Tudor wall paintings have been uncovered during renovations at The Ashes, a historic hunting lodge in Cumbria. Owners Jen and Richard Arkell stumbled upon the intricate wall ...

A Michigan family is grieving after the body of a promising young artist from Saginaw was pulled from the Caribbean Sea on Wednesday. Alejandro Gonzalez, a 20-year-old student at the College of ...

The largest volcanic eruption in human history resulted in a few years of warm weather, according to an analysis of ancient sediments, and not a severe volcanic winter as some researchers had thought.

Exotic flowers captured the attention of the art world, too. No Dutch flower painter was more renowned in her time than Rachel Ruysch, whose exquisite still lifes sold for even more than ...

making sure the pressure and heat below remain trapped Scientists say the stability of the cap likely plays a role in preventing a large volcanic eruption A magma cap that is likely playing a ...