The planet Mars continues to reveal intriguing mysteries, particularly the potential presence of buried ice in its equatorial ...

Satellites detect that Iran's Taftan volcano has risen 3.5 inches, which is an indication of internal pressure and volcanic ...

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

This shift in Earth’s tectonic tempo had profound implications above ground. With less volcanic carbon dioxide heating the ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Empedocles of Acragas was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who lived in the 5th century BC. It is said that wanting to prove he was an all-powerful god, he decided to leap into the volcanic Mount Etna ...

Ancient bones, artifacts and texts offer numerous insights into the past, as does the chewing gum that Neolithic people chewed on and spat out long ago. Analysis of lumps of birch bark tar from ...

An earlier version of this story was published in 2024. It looks like just another hill in Sussex County, but you wouldn’t have wanted to have been standing there 420 million years ago. That’s about ...

The 2025 Volcano Days Festival and Antique Engine Show will be held from Friday to Sunday at Mountwood Park. (Photo Provided) VOLCANO — The 2025 Volcano Days Festival and Antique Engine Show will be ...