When the island of Santorini was rattled by thousands of small earthquakes earlier this year, many people were left mystified ...

Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii.

Scientists have traced a 60-million-year volcanic trail from Iceland to Ireland to a deep mantle plume that shaped the North ...

A six-mile high plume of smoke and ash soared over Mount Lewotobi in Indonesia after the volcano erupted yesteday, leading to ...

An insider guide to enjoying this iconic Greek island, its dazzling sunsets, clifftop villages and all-encompassing volcano ...

The Minoan eruption of Thera—modern-day Santorini—occurred during the Late Bronze Age, around 1600 B.C. It ranks among the most violent eruptions in human history, classified with a Volcanic ...

In 1939, Greek Archaeologist Spyridon Marinates suggested that the Minoan civilization had actually been destroyed around 1500 B.C. by falling ash and poisonous fumes from a volcanic eruption on ...

Greece lies in a seismically active area, and earthquakes are frequent. Santorini forms part of the volcanic arc in the Aegean. The Minoan eruption of circa 1600 B.C. was among the largest volcanic ...

The volcanic episode 3,600 years ago, known as the Minoan eruption, likely ejected far more debris into the atmosphere than the devastating Krakatoa eruption in 1883.

The eruption is believed to have contributed to the decline of the ancient Minoan civilization. Although still an active volcano, its last notable eruption occurred in 1950.

The eruption is believed to have contributed to the decline of the ancient Minoan civilization. Although still an active volcano, its last notable eruption occurred in 1950.