An analysis of a 30,000-year-old fossil vulture from Central Italy has revealed for the first time that volcanic rock can ...

In a volcanic lava field of Argentina sat a cryptic creature with “bulged” nostrils. Its patterned body blended in with the arid mountain landscape — but not well enough. Passing scientists ...

Something—a bout of violent volcanic eruptions ... and gave rise to new creatures, including rodent-size mammals and the first dinosaurs. By the start of the Triassic, all the Earth's landmasses ...

A caldera is a crater formed after a volcano erupts and collapses back in on itself. Yet, how can any creature, particularly a large creature like a shark, survive inside one of the most explosive ...