Only a portion of this fault is active right now, a portion that is roughly between the islands of Santorini (officially known as Thera) and Amorgos ... and discussions are ongoing. A volcanic ...

Sixteen or so centuries earlier, possibly in 1560 BC, the Minoan Eruption, one of the most powerful seismological events in human history, disembowelled the Greek island of Thera. It ripped it ...

In fact, Thera actually appears in the stories of Jason ... which was lost to the sea after a huge volcanic eruption occurred. One of the most surprising facts about Santorini is that there ...

The city was later destroyed by a massive volcanic eruption, the same one that created ... be sure to visit the Museum of Prehistoric Thera in Fira. Ancient Akrotiri is located on the southern ...

That eruption, which blasted away much of the island of Thera, may have hastened the decline of the Minoan civilization. Authorities extended their order to keep schools closed on the islands of ...

The fossilized olive leaves are now exhibited at the Museum of Prehistoric Thera in the capital Fira on Santorini ... mastic and pistachio trees were preserved in the volcanic ash of successive ...

Are you turning your dates into therapy sessions? Here’s how thera-posing can make you seem less ... [+] authentic—and what to do instead. “Therapy speak” is everywhere—from social media ...

A swarm of more than 100 shallow earthquakes at Alaska's Mount Spurr that began Sunday night and ran to Monday morning suggest the volcano could be moving closer to an eruption. "It's about a 50/ ...

The U.S. Geological Survey warned nearby residents that hazards from the eruption “include volcanic gas emissions and windblown volcanic glass (Pele’s Hair) that may impact Hawai’i Volcanoes ...

A volcano near Alaska’s most populous city could be on the brink of eruption after showing signs of unrest over the past 10 months, according to experts. Hundreds of small earthquakes have ...