One of the largest volcanic eruptions in the last 10,000 years took place at the Greek island of Thera (Santorini) in the Aegean Sea, but its dating during the late 17th or 16th century BCE remained ...

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

The long-debated timing of the Santorini (Thera) volcano eruption and its suggested link to Egyptian Pharaoh Ahmose has taken a sharp turn. A new radiocarbon study led by researcher Hendrik J. Bruins ...

A mysterious swarm of earthquakes that occurred near the Greek island of Santorini in early 2025 was caused by rebounding sheets of magma slicing through Earth's crust, according to a new study by an ...

The eastern Mediterranean region and Egypt, showing the location of the Thera (Santorini) volcano and other places mentioned in the text. Their findings were published in PLOS One last month. Prof.