POZZUOLI, Italy — In Greek and Roman mythology, the Campi Flegrei volcano is depicted as the opening to the underworld. Its prehistoric eruptions blocked out the sun, turning summer into winter and ...

A newly analyzed set of climate data points to a major volcanic eruption that may have played a key role in the Black Death’s arrival. Cooling and crop failures across Europe pushed Italian states to ...

A study suggests that a volcanic eruption around 1345 cooled the climate, leading to crop failures. On the ships that carried grain to fill the gap came plague-carrying fleas.

A volcanic eruption in 1345 may have kicked off a series of events that led to the Black Death sweeping through medieval Europe.

ROME -- A giant explosion from an Italian volcano sent locals and tourists running for cover on Wednesday. Stromboli, a volcano located on a small island off the coast of Sicily, erupted, sending a ...

A volcanic explosion, somewhere in the tropics, may have increased European trade with central Asia—which brought fleas ...