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In 1967, an archaeologist’s spade bit into volcanic ash on Santorini, and Akrotiri emerged like a Bronze Age time capsuleAn extraordinary archaeological discovery in Akrotiri, Santorini, has unveiled a hidden prehistoric metropolis. Entombed under layers of vo...- On This Day in History, June 8: Porsche is born, Ghostbusters release, Siam renamed Thailand, Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four published, NFL merger announced, Robert F. Kennedy laid to rest and other major eventsOn This Day in History, June 8, the world witnessed events that shaped politics, warfare, literature and culture. The Viking raid on Lindis...
- In 1748, workers digging near Naples hit painted walls, and Pompeii began returning from ashIn a serendipitous turn of events in 1748, excavations near Naples revealed the buried city of Pompeii, a Roman gem preserved by the volcan...
- A 2022 volcano eruption in Pacific may have vented a new weapon to fight climate changeA 2022 volcanic eruption unexpectedly revealed a powerful methane destruction mechanism in the stratosphere. Researchers observed high form...
- Dinosaurs found frozen mid-sleep after prehistoric ash burial similar to PompeiiA dramatic volcanic eruption in ancient China 120 million years ago unleashed superheated ash and gas. This deadly event, similar to Pompei...
- Pompeii victim was likely a Roman physician who fled Vesuvius with his medical kit still in handArchaeologists in Pompeii discovered a physician who died attempting to escape Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, taking his medical kit. Modern tech...
- In the 1750s, well diggers broke into a buried Roman Villa near Herculaneum: What looked like charcoal turned out to be ancient booksEighteenth-century workers in Herculaneum unearthed a unique Roman library preserved by the 79 CE Vesuvius eruption. These carbonized papyr...
- A construction site buried by Mount Vesuvius may have finally explained why Roman concrete lasted for thousands of yearsAncient Roman concrete's remarkable durability, long attributed to luck, is now understood as a result of a sophisticated "hot mixing" proc...
- Rudy Giuliani in hospital in critical condition: What has happened to ex-New York City mayor?Rudy Giuliani remains in critical but stable condition at a Florida hospital as of Sunday evening, May 3, 2026. No cause for the hospitaliz...
- Think Again: Volcanic eruptions can cool Earth – but the impact isn’t so simple; here is whyVolcanic eruptions can influence global temperatures, with explosive events injecting gases like sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere, lead...
- Kīlauea Volcano erupts in Hawaii: Lava fountains soar over 1,300 feet promoting ashfall warningHawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted in March 2026. Lava fountains soared skyward from Halemaumau crater. Ashfall warnings were issued for near...
- Volcanic ash from Ethiopia: List of all flights cancelled by Air India, Akasa Air & other airlinesAir India has cancelled at least 11 flights since Monday and begun precautionary checks on aircraft that flew near volcanic ash plumes from...
- Volcanic ash plumes impact flight services; Air India cancels flights, inspects aircraftFlight operations faced disruptions on Tuesday due to volcanic ash from Ethiopia. Several international flights were cancelled and delayed....
- Closely monitoring volcanic ash plumes situation; no cause for concern: Civil aviation ministryVolcanic ash from an Ethiopian eruption is causing flight disruptions across India. While some flights are cancelled and delayed, authoriti...
- Akasa Air cancels flights to Jeddah, Kuwait, and Abu Dhabi after volcanic ash disrupts air routesAkasa Air cancelled flights to Jeddah, Kuwait, and Abu Dhabi on November 24 and 25. A volcanic ash plume from Ethiopia created unsafe flyin...
- Volcanic ash plumes: Carriers cancel flights; DGCA issues advisory to airlines, airportsIndia's aviation regulator DGCA has issued an advisory to airlines and airports regarding potential disruptions from an Ethiopian volcanic ...
- Ethiopian volcano erupts, puts India on alert: What is an ash cloud, what are the hazards & how you should prepareA massive ash cloud from Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi volcano, erupting for the first time in nearly 10,000 years, is heading towards northern In...
- New Zealand's Whakaari/White Island volcano may erupt soon, alert level raised to 3Volcanic activity is increasing at Whakaari/White Island. Authorities have raised the volcanic alert level to 3. GeoNet observes more frequ...
- Why Iceland's Bárðarbunga volcano eruption won't be a travel headacheRules and atmospheric models of volcanic ash, however, have changed quite a bit since Eyjafjallajökull caught us off totally guard in 2010.
- Iceland volcanic ash sells like hot cakes on InternetAn Icelandic Internet company has turned the volcanic ash cloud that led to Europe's biggest aerial shutdown since World War II into a char...
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