Popocatépetl looms over central Mexico, but local perception of risk from the volcano varies depending on factors such as age, proximity, and life experience. Credit: Russ Bowling/Flickr, CC BY 2.0 If ...

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

A new analysis aims to answer a longstanding question about why the plague reached Europe when it did—and why it spread so quickly. The plague known as the Black Death arrived in southern Europe in ...

LUMAJANG - Indonesia’s Mount Semeru - located in Lumajang regency, East Java - erupted again on the evening of Dec 8, sending an ash column 1,000m above its summit and producing molten lava flows.