Italy’s volcanic landscapes have shaped the region’s history, culture and scientific understanding. Join Scientific American Travel on this trip to Southern Italy to learn about the influence and ...

Schools in parts of Italy were closed on Monday after a volcano on the Sicilian island of Stromboli erupted. The eruption on Sunday caused an explosion and set off alarm sirens on the island. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mount Etna has erupted on Monday, sending a kilometres-high plume of ash into the sky and sending tourists fleeing from the ...

Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's tallest volcano, erupted on June 2, causing tourists to seek safety. Several videos online have shown people fleeing as smoke and ash billowed from the side of the volcano ...

Italy is one of the few countries in Europe where millions of people live in the shadow of active volcanoes. For many residents and foreign buyers, the appeal of living near an Italian volcano is ...

Groups of tourists had to seek safety on Monday, when Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's tallest active volcano erupted. The volcano is located on the Italian island of Sicily and is a popular tourist ...

The volcanoes of Italy must have known that Dr. Boris Behncke would be in the Q&A spotlight here at Eruptions because three have shown signs of new activity over the last week. Here is a quick summary ...

Mount Etna has long puzzled geologists because it doesn't fit any of the three classic ways volcanoes are thought to form. A new study suggests it may instead be fueled by ancient pockets of magma ...

One of Europe’s most active volcanoes started erupting on February 8. Like extremely stupid moths to a very deadly flame, tourists have been flocking to the volcano ever since. These people don’t just ...

Dozens of tourists were just metres from the crater of Italy’s Mount Etna when the volcano erupted. Tour groups were seen fleeing down the mountain as Europe’s most active volcano sent a huge column ...