Tambora, in 1815, resulted in the deaths of more than 100,000 people directly from the blast, and tens of millions due to ...

To obtain a sample from this area is really important because it’s an area that otherwise we have no data for.' ...

To obtain a sample from this area is really important because it’s an area that otherwise we have no data for.' ...

Like something straight out of a Disney movie, a new study reveals how gophers worked to save Mount St. Helens after the 1980 ...

Volcanic rock, dating back billions of years, has been detected in the first samples collected from the mysterious "dark side ...

T he Moon was volcanically active for a long time, but if we look at its mysterious far side, we now know exactly how long ...

Located in southern Washington state, Mount St. Helens is notorious for its eruption on May 18, 1980. The eruption of stratovolcano led to earthquakes and a massive landslide. University researchers ...

Scientists have published the first detailed analyses of the historic cache of lunar soil and rock that China retrieved from ...

Pompeii was once a vibrant city full of culture and great prosperity. It had beautiful tree lines streets, large public ...

Scientists say the pocket gophers were cranky about being moved into a devastated landscape for a day in 1980. But decades ...

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Artifacts from the frozen city of Pompeii, which was destroyed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., are on display ...