Popocatépetl emerged in the crater of other volcanoes in its current form more than 20,000 years ago and has been active ...

Growing up, we all had to do all kinds of science projects in school. For Baby Boomers, here are several classic science ...

A 1956 eruption collapsed much of the Bezymianny volcano in Kamchatka, Russia, but frequent eruptions since — including a large event in November — means it has now almost completely regrown. When you ...

Off the coast of British Columbia, nearly a mile beneath the surface, something unexpected is happening. It starts with heat.

At a site called East Farm in England, recent excavations revealed reddened silt, flint handaxes distorted by heat, and fragments of a mineral—iron pyrite—that could have been used to make sparks on ...

Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology, explored ancient myths and folklore about creating automation, artificial ...

A new analysis aims to answer a longstanding question about why the plague reached Europe when it did—and why it spread so quickly. The plague known as the Black Death arrived in southern Europe in ...

Comedian Ben Miller spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about his stand-up volcano comedy show that he’s taken around the world.

It’s winter, and the SciFri team is already dreaming of warmer weather. How about a mind vacation to one of the hottest places on earth, an erupting volcano? Tamsin Mather has trekked to volcanoes in ...