Many places around the world have been destroyed and rebuilt by their inhabitants, but some remain lost to time because of ...

Mother Nature can be brutal and unforgiving - as shown by the largest earthquakes on record. Here’s how they compare in their ...

Natural disasters have been shaping the path of human history for thousands of years. They leave behind stories of destruction, fatalities, and eventually, survival. They also leave behind stories of ...

Natural disasters are devastating events that have the potential to cause huge amounts of damage and loss of life. Globally, around 60,000 people die each year as a result of disasters such as ...

BRATTLEBORO -- Evidence of a catastrophic volcanic eruption that occurred in 1159 on Iceland could be a forewarning of disasters to come for the North Atlantic, and in particularly, Ireland. How the 3 ...

Some disasters don’t just destroy cities—they reshape civilizations. From volcanic eruptions that blotted out the sun to floods that inspired ancient myths, nature has always had the power to rewrite ...

Digging into the squishy mud of a canal in the Netherlands, archaeologists uncovered dozens and dozens of wooden posts. The mundane-looking objects revealed the story of when disaster struck an ...

Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka. “He said there are children still stuck in the landslide, so he'll go and help them and come ...