Episodic lava fountaining is a rare volcanic behavior in which repeated, hours-long bursts of molten lava and gas are spewed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Italy's Campi Flegrei caldera is stirring with increasing volcanic activity, captivating scientists and raising eyebrows globally.

Decades of uplift and earthquakes appear to have progressively weakened parts of the shallow crust beneath Italy’s Campi Flegrei caldera. A fracture model suggests the crust entered an inelastic stage ...

Holidaymakers are unable to get flights to and from Sicily ...

Flights ⁠at Italy's ⁠Catania airport will remain ​suspended on Monday for a ‌third consecutive day after ‌volcanic ash ...

When Pliny the Younger recorded his firsthand experience of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius 2,000 years ago—a cataclysm that buried Pompeii and killed his uncle, Pliny the Elder—he provided enough ...

New volcanic activity from Mount Etna has led to the alert level increasing and flights cancelled at a local airport.

Scientists used the precisely recorded 79 CE eruption of Mount Vesuvius to recalibrate argon-argon dating, reducing ...

Mount Vesuvius’ famous 79 CE eruption has given scientists a remarkably precise benchmark for dating events deep in Earth’s past. The improved technique could sharpen the timelines of volcanic ...

Italy’s Catania Airport suspended incoming flights until 4 p.m. on Saturday because of volcanic ash emitted by nearby Mount Etna.