A giant layer of pumice and ash, which is up to 500 feet (150 meters) thick, revealed that around half a million years ago, the Santorini volcano erupted so explosively it was 15 times more ...

A giant layer of pumice and ash found buried underwater in the Santorini caldera indicates an eruption in A.D. 726 was much bigger than previously thought.

After each eruption, the Santorini volcano starts to recharge its magma supply, readying itself for another gigantic blast. The most infamous of these outbursts took place in the year 1560 B.C.

An eruption in A.D. 726 reportedly caused the sea to boil and sent pumice chunks flying ... "What we must realize is that the Santorini volcano produces very large explosions every 20,000 ...

The drilling around Santorini wasn’t easy; several of the drill holes collapsed in a slurry of pumice and ash, which glommed onto drilling equipment like superglue.

Santorini was also the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in human history, around 1620 BC, which destroyed a huge part of the island and gave Santorini its current crescent shape.

In 1650 CE, the Greek island of Santorini was devastated by the eruption of an underwater volcano called Kolumbo. People first noticed the water boiling and changing color and a cone poking out of ...

Multiple earthquakes are rattling Santorini, a volcanic island in Greece, prompting authorities to dispatch rescuers with tents, a sniffer dog and drones, and to shut schools on four islands.

Santorini’s biggest problem in recent years has been overtourism. Now, after a swarm of earthquakes earlier this year, the picturesque Greek island it faces the challenge of persuading travelers ...