The volcanic eruption started a chain of events that led to the Black Death plague spreading across Europe, researchers say.

New data suggests an eruption cooled Europe, disrupted harvests and pushed Italian states into grain trades that may have ...

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 ...

New research suggests a volcanic eruption around 1345 cooled the climate, leading to crop failures. On the ships that carried ...

A new analysis aims to answer a longstanding question about why the plague reached Europe when it did—and why it spread so ...

If you have ever wondered why Iceland and Greenland got their names despite their opposing characteristics, here's a little history lesson for you explorers.

Ash from the explosion may have led to crop failure and famine in southern Europe, leading some Italian cities to import ...

A major volcanic cataclysm may have been ultimately responsible for the spread of the Black Death across Europe in the 1340s.

D heat maps show how deep temperature patterns under Greenland help explain uneven ice loss and land motion, improving future ...

Deep within Greenland’s ice sheet, a chemical anomaly has sparked intense scientific debate, especially after researchers uncovered a platinum spike dating back around 12,800 years. Initially ...

Scientists fear warming is driving a collapse in the ocean currents that shape climate far and wide. The ice-choked waters ...

Climate data and historical accounts suggest that crop failures in the 1340s prompted Italian officials to import grain from ...