A volcanic explosion, somewhere in the tropics, may have increased European trade with central Asia—which brought fleas ...

Hidden inside the narrow growth rings of Pyrenees trees lies the strongest evidence yet for what set the Black Death in ...

Archeologists say they have finally cracked the 6,000-year-old mystery of Armenia’s “dragon stones" – massive carved ...

Overlooking Osorno Volcano near Lake Llanquihue, this scene reveals the serene, untouched beauty of Patagonia’s peaceful side.

About 50,000 years ago, humanity lost one of its last surviving hominin cousins, Homo floresiensis (also known as "the hobbit ...

Hayli Gubbi volcano in Northern Ethiopia erupted on Sunday (Nov. 23) for the first time in nearly 12,000 years, causing havoc in villages nearby. Satellite imagery detailed billowing plumes of pale ...

The Hayli Gubbi volcano in the rural northeast of Ethiopia erupted November 23. Afar Communication Bureau via Facebook A volcano in northern Ethiopia erupted Sunday, marking its first known eruption ...

A volcano in Ethiopia erupted for the first time in nearly 12,000 years, sending thick plumes of smoke up to nine miles into the sky. The Hayli Gubbi volcano, located about 500 miles northeast of ...

The ash cloud drifted over northern India, causing some flight delays and cancellations, and continued toward China. By Lynsey Chutel A volcano that erupted in Ethiopia spewed an ash cloud that ...

A volcano in Ethiopia has erupted for the first known time in 10,000 years, spewing plumes of thick smoke and ash high into the sky and impacting air travel thousands of miles away in India. The ...

Satellite images have captured a rare volcanic eruption that occurred Sunday at Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano, sending towering ash plumes toward Yemen and Oman. The eruption is the first recorded ...

Hayli Gubbi in Ethiopia has been dormant for all of recorded history. A long-dormant volcano has just erupted for the first time in recorded history. The Hayli Gubbi volcano in northern Ethiopia's ...