The deadliest volcanic disaster in Japan’s history did not end with fire or ash, but with water. When the slopes of a ...

Volcano eruptions are rare enough as it is, but sometimes, even the most dormant volcanoes can have a sudden impact on the ...

Determining which year in human history was the worst to be alive is subjective and there are many contenders for the top post.

Millennia of human history have seen many years of scarcity, famine, plague, and war. A new wave of research by historians ...

A sudden climate jolt disrupted harvests and trade, setting in motion the grain routes that helped carry plague into Europe.

ALARM bells are sounding across Japan over a terrifying once-a-century megathrust that could kill thousands and cause ...

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

The idea that extreme climate change could one day cause a mass extinction and end the human dominance is not as farfetched ...

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

A volcanic eruption may have triggered “the largest known plague pandemic in human history,” according to a new study about ...

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii- The saga continues as Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano erupts for the 38th time. Starting at ...

Ash from the explosion may have led to crop failure and famine in southern Europe, leading some Italian cities to import ...