The 1815 eruption produced 60 megatons of sulfur, and as a result, average global temperatures dropped by around 3°C (5.4°F).

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A single eruption in 1815 turned summer into winter and sent shockwaves around the world.

If the theory is proven correct, the consequences could be enormous, spelling a much more risky, explosive future.

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They may not be swimming or chewing trees, but researchers with the U.S. Forest Service and Colorado State University are ...

We often think of smoking and drinking when it comes to addiction—but there’s another compulsion affecting as many as 14 percent of adults and even 15 percent of kids: food addiction. Indulgent dishes ...

In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano, one of the world's most ...