A little less than 2,000 years ago, Mount Vesuvius became the antihero of the ancient world’s most well-known tragedy. The ...

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Driving north from Melides toward the town of Comporta, through the western reaches of Portugal’s Alentejo region, I passed expansive rice fields, forests of umbrella pines and clusters of whitewashed ...

Continuing volcanic activity from Mount Etna has forced the closure of Sicily’s busiest airport. Authorities at Vincenzo Bellini Airport said on Friday that flights will remain suspended until at ...

Mount Toba was the biggest volcanic eruption in the last 2.6 million years, and some have suggested it nearly wiped out humanity. Around 74,000 years ago, a caldera on what is now Sumatra emptied ...

Three Lebanese soldiers have been wounded while trying to defuse unexploded ordnance in the southern village of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, the Lebanese army said. Hours earlier on Saturday, the village ...

Tallinn’s medieval center is the first stop for most visitors to Estonia. An early start, a little planning and some time beyond the main square will make the experience far more rewarding. This voice ...

Small-town America looked very different before national chain stores became part of everyday life. Main streets were lined with independently owned businesses where shopkeepers knew their customers ...

A University of Kentucky project using artificial intelligence to help decode an ancient Roman mystery has led to a major discovery, researchers announced Thursday. In 79 A.D., the eruption of Mount ...

Gilbert voters will decide whether to keep the status quo on the Town Council or choose among four newcomers to fill four seats in the July 21 primary election. Incumbents Chuck Bongiovanni, Bobbi ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Livestream footage of the Kilauea volcanic eruption caught the moment a whirlwind impacted one of the cameras placed on the ...