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

The Black Death, also known as the Bubonic Plague, was a devastating pandemic that occurred in Europe from 1346 to 1353, ...

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

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

In an age of rising sea levels, as polar ice sheets melt in a climate warmed by fossil fuel emissions, climate modelers are racing to understand what the future might hold for coastlines around the ...

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.

A large volcanic eruption or cluster of eruptions in the mid-1340s triggered severe climate anomalies that drove harvest ...

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

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Climate‑driven shifts due to volcanic activity, and the increase in grain trade helped bring the Black Death to Italian ports ...

Stretching from Greenland to Siberia, this underwater ridge sits along a volcanic fault line where repeat volcanic eruptions ...

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 ...