From fertile farmlands to fiery skylines, these communities choose to live on the edge of Earth’s most powerful forces.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists uncovered predates the Roman invasion of the city which was destroyed in 79 AD when it was blanketed by lava from a ...

Headlines from the Jan. 6, 1926, front page include: A1 Article from Jan 6, 1926 St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri) Headlines from the Jan. 27, 1926, front page include: Hundreds showed up ...

Archaeologists unearthed a fresco depicting a peahen that mirrors a peacock found on another part of the same wall. Archaeological Park of Pompeii When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E., ash and ...

Archaeologists excavating a Pompeii site uncovered the secret behind the longevity of ancient Roman structures: a unique concrete mixture that could chemically repair itself over time. A recent study, ...

Not even the strongest microbes can survive volcanic eruptions, but they are capable of returning surprisingly quickly, according to a new study. Reading time 3 minutes Microbes have a penchant to ...

The state is proposing to bulldoze a short access road in the remote Ka‘u Forest Reserve to improve management of native ecosystems and maintain a hooved- animal-proof fence, according to a draft ...

Streams of molten lava flowed from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano overnight Saturday into Sunday, ahead of another eruption expected to take shape in the coming days, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Beneath our seemingly stable planet lies a restless force capable of altering civilizations in moments. While many natural disasters give some warning, volcanoes can awaken from centuries of slumber ...

An 18th-century mechanical artwork depicting Mount Vesuvius’ eruption has finally erupted — 250 years later. University of Melbourne students reconstructed Sir William Hamilton’s imaginative fusion of ...

When it was made: Circa 50 B.C. The stunning Memento Mori mosaic was found in a Roman house that doubled as a shop in Pompeii and is one of the most recognizable pieces of artwork from the ill-fated ...