As residents flee the Greek Island of Santorini after a spate of tremors earlier this month, we look back at a catastrophic ...

In 1950 the Santorini volcano experienced its last eruption, closing a cycle of volcanic activity that had begun in 1939.

The eruption of Santorini has long been linked to the fall of the Minoans. Does the evidence really support this conclusion, ...

A skeleton of a man who was a victim of the Santorini volcano -- and his dog -- were found this week by archaeologists in ...

Researchers have identified the source of a huge volcanic eruption that posed a mystery for nearly 200 years, a study reports. The event, which took place in 1831, was one of the largest eruptions ...

This tiny museum in the heart of Thera houses frescoes and other archaeological treasures found during the excavation of Ancient Akrotiri, which was destroyed by the volcanic eruption that ...

Archaeologists and climate scientists can now show that these ritual sacrifices coincided with a large volcanic eruption that made the sun disappear throughout Northern Europe. 4,900 years ago ...