Volcanoes are often judged by the size of their eruptions, but volcanologists measure danger ...

In Greek and Roman mythology, the Campi Flegrei volcano is depicted as the entrance to the underworld. Its eruptions thousands of years ago blocked out the sun, turning summer into winter. And now the ...

Campi Flegrei is speeding toward a transition, which will either cause an eruption or a change to its underground magma chamber.

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 ...

“Today the volcano is quite calm,” says Paola Petrosino, as smoky wisps of water vapour seep from rocks behind her. “It’s in a phase of dormancy but it’s active.” We’re inside Vesuvius National Park, ...

Mount Vesuvius does not sit quietly in the background. It rises behind the city like a reminder. Of power. Of history. Of fragility. Naples grew beneath its shadow, shaped by the sea in front of it ...

March 13 (UPI) --A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Naples Italy area at 1:25 a.m. local time Thursday, causing some building and car damage but no reported deaths. The quake was centered at the ...

An astronaut has captured spectacular images of volcanoes from space. European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot shared ...