About 50,000 years ago, humanity lost one of its last surviving hominin cousins, Homo floresiensis (also known as “the hobbit” thanks to its small stature). The cause of its disappearance, after more ...

Mount Semeru erupted again with an ash plume 500m above the peak. It's at Level III (Alert). PVMBG warns against activities ...

The death toll from a tsunami and a volcano rose to more than 300 Wednesday as more victims of Indonesia's double disasters were found and an official said a warning ...

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

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In the latest report prepared by a Japanese government earthquake task force, it was estimated that up to 298,000 people ...

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The study suggested that a volcanic eruption set off a chain of environmental changes that ultimately contributed to the Black Death’s spread.