ATHENS, Greece -- Multiple earthquakes are rattling Santorini, a volcanic island in Greece, prompting authorities to dispatch rescuers with tents, a sniffer dog and drones, and to shut schools on four ...

These big events leave behind giant calderas or large volcanic depressions formed when large volumes of magma are emptied, causing the ground to collapse. These rare eruptions are analyzed by ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is currently spewing fiery red-orange lava up to 250 feet high from its north vent – in what’s called "Episode 8" of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption.

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has uncovered an immense volcanic hot spot on Jupiter’s moon Io, surpassing any previously recorded ...

Fear has gripped Santorini as earthquakes strike the volcanic island in Greece every ten minutes. Hundreds of people scrambled to leave after a spike in seismic activity raised concerns about ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ... including high levels of volcanic gas that can produce vog, aka volcanic smog, and what’s known as Pele ...

As residents flee the Greek Island of Santorini after a spate of tremors earlier this month, we look back at a catastrophic ...

The island is famed for its caldera – a bowl-shaped crater caused by a volcanic eruption – which ... Santorini’s most recent large quake – with a 7.5 magnitude – struck in 1956, killing ...

Italy’s Phlegraean Fields is a hotspot of volcanic activity — an ever-shifting landscape pocketed with acidic hot springs. This huge caldera is a part of the Campanian volcanic arc, which includes ...