It sits just two hours by ferry across the Aegean Sea from the ominous round-the-clock tremors on the island of Santorini, ...

Greece, one of the world’s oldest civilizations, traces its history back to at least 7000 BCE, when Neolithic settlements ...

Nearly two thousand years after Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, destroying the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, scientists have uncovered a hauntingly rare phenomenon—a man’s brain turned into ...

Again. In or around 1600BC, a massive volcanic eruption at Santorini covered the island in 60 metres (200ft) of volcanic deposits. Thought to be one of the biggest in history, the cataclysm probably ...

aligning with the latest theories that reject the notion that the Minoan civilization was destroyed by the eruption of the Santorini volcano. Nevertheless, signs of the urgent situation that ...

At the same time, it was decided that schools will remain closed until Friday 28 February 2025 on Thera, Ios, Anafi and Amorgos. Possible opening of the schools in due time will be reviewed at the ...

Fossilized olive leaves that were alive 60,000 years ago are immortalized in volcanic ash on the island of Santorini ... a later eruption that occurred in the year 1650 BC. Blowing apart the island ...

Santorini is known worldwide for its stunning caldera, formed by a massive eruption around 1600 BC. This event changed the island’s shape but also contributed to the gradual decline of Crete’s Minoan ...

Santorini used to be more rounded in shape, but back in 1600 BC there was a massive volcanic eruption which destroyed much of the land mass. Known as the Minoan eruption, it was one of the biggest ...