Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii.

The hardened lava acts like a sponge, storing water in the ground. Because of this, many vineyards around Mount Vesuvius don't need artificial irrigation during summer, as the soil slowly releases ...

Learn about how volcanoes are formed and the ways they erupt Chiara Maria Petrone, Roberto Scandone, and Alex Whittaker On ...

Common sense tells us to run from molten lava flowing from active volcanoes. But MIT professors J. Jih, Cristina Parreño Alonso, and Skylar Tibbits ...

It’s not magic—it’s science. Turmeric contains curcumin, which is suspended in water and scatters light when you shine a flashlight through it. This glow-up happens because of the Tyndall Effect, ...

Such an event was responsible for wiping out the people of Pompeii and Herculaneum after Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79.

With a competent guide, active volcano treks are both safe and worth the climb. Here are some of the biggest active volcanoes ...

This is a repost from the archives, an older post by Henrik which has been updated to reflect more recent findings. Did you know there are 255 volcanoes or volcanic features listed in the US?

THE luxurious but tragedy-stricken villa where the first Roman emperor, Augustus, is believed to have died has been unearthed ...

LAVA-LY HOME YOU'VE GOT Inside DOOMED Mt Vesuvius villa destroyed by volcano blast where famed Roman emperor may have died 2,000 years ago ...