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Remains of a man and dog trying to escape ancient tsunami found on Aegean coast
By Tom Metcalfe published
Archaeologists have unearthed the bones of a young man and a dog killed by an ancient tsunami along the Aegean coast.
10 times volcanoes blew our minds in 2021
By Harry Baker published
Here are the 10 best volcano stories published in 2021.
Swarm of more than 55 earthquakes strikes off Oregon coast
By Stephanie Pappas published
More than 55 earthquakes have struck off the Oregon coast, but the swarm is not likely to trigger any danger to those on land.
World's biggest underwater eruption birthed skyscraper-size volcano
By Laura Geggel published
Thousands of earthquakes tipped off geologists that there might be a new submarine volcano.
La Palma volcano spews lava hundreds of feet in the air, but don't expect a 'mega-tsunami'
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Thousands of tremors shook the island in the week before the eruption occurred.
Earthquake swarm rocks the ground at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano
By Harry Baker published
A swarm of more than 140 earthquakes at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano caused the U.S. Geological Survey to raise the alert level for a potential eruption, but it seems to have been a false alarm.
Possible evidence for biblical earthquake found in City of David
By Owen Jarus published
Archaeologists have found evidence of an earthquake that hit the City of David in Jerusalem about 2,800 years ago and that could be a major event described in the Hebrew Bible.
13 ways the Earth showed its wrath in 2020
By Stephanie Pappas published
Eruptions, temblors and severe weather, oh my.
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