A volcanologist answers your questions about glass-shard hairballs, cooking breakfast over lava, Gollum's end on Mount Doom, ...

Where Volcanoes Are Born Most volcanoes form at the boundaries of Earth's tectonic plates, which are huge slabs of crust and ...

A discovery among the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii has revealed a long-lost secret surrounding the Roman Empire.

Michael Kayode is delighted with his first year at Brentford. The Italy U21 fullback joined Brentford in January from ...

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

Explore Pantelleria, Italy’s breathtaking island near Sicily. Discover must-see attractions, unique local cuisine, and top ...

Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of NPR's Short Wave discuss an Earth-sized exoplanet, how ant colonies deal with disease and a possible link between volcanoes and the Black Death.

Sean McFarlane reports back from winning the Water Fire Triathlon Extreme Etna, one of Europe's toughest swim-bike-runs.

Concrete was the foundation of the ancient Roman empire. It enabled Rome's storied architectural revolution as well as the ...

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

Climate‑driven shifts due to volcanic activity, and the increase in grain trade helped bring the Black Death to Italian ports ...

On the western edge of Naples, a restless volcanic field is pushing its way back into the headlines and into the lives of ...