For centuries, Mount Taftan has been considered dormant volcano, a quiet sentinel in the Makran region of southeastern Iran.

Magnetic deposits laid down during the Ediacaran Period, 630 million years ago to 541 million years ago, are not inexplicable ...

Far from boring, this period saw the reorganization of deep Earth in manners that prepared the way for life to grow complex.

One of the biggest volcanic eruptions in the last 10,000 years shook the Greek island of Thera—today known as Santorini. The ...

For striking volcanic landscapes, warm year-round weather, and clear ocean waters, escape to one of Spain's most beautiful ...

That’s the sensation waiting for you at Black Chasm Cavern in Volcano, California – a subterranean marvel that transforms an ordinary day trip into an expedition worthy of National Geographic. Tucked ...

Together with Black Chasm, these caves form what’s known as the “Calaveras Cave Trail” – a subterranean sightseeing route through some of California’s most impressive underground landscapes. The ...

NEW YORK – The powerful gods of ancient Egypt are having a get-together on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. That would be at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It’s been more than a decade since the museum’s ...

An excavation in Turkey has yielded not just artifacts — it's yielded millennia-old recipes that are bringing the flavors of Ancient Rome back to life. Archaeologists in Turkey recently completed digs ...

Archaeologists from the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ( INAH) have confirmed the discovery of an ancient stone map carved into a volcanic rock in Colima, Mexico dating from between 200 ...