New evidence suggests that a volcanic eruption around 2,900 BCE had devastating impacts on Neolithic societies in Northern Europe, altering their rituals and lifestyles. Researchers from the Niels ...

Scientists have dug up a paleontological "Pompeii," one preserving not an unprecedented snapshot of Roman life but of the bizarre world of 512 million years ago. The site has revealed entirely unknown ...

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From the ever-active Kilauea in Hawaii to the infamous Mount St. Helens in Washington, the United States has some of Earth's most notable (and notorious) volcanoes. And despite their obvious dangers, ...