Saint Helena is a tiny volcanic island more than 1,000 miles off the coast of Africa. Between 1840 and 1863, the British Royal Navy brought nearly 27,000 Africans from captured illegal slave ships to ...

Two weeks ago, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology recorded three distinct, short-lived explosions in less than five minutes at Taal Volcano. The eruption sent a column of ash and ...

This year alone, the Philippines’ volcano monitoring agency has recorded 18 eruptive events at Taal Volcano – but they ...

Closely spaced volcanic plumes, surrounded by clouds, stream from a growing underwater volcanic platform in this natural-color image captured by the OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 9 on May ...

On Nov. 16, 1776, the Andrew Doran, coming from the fledgling United States, was acknowledged with the firing of a cannon from St. Eustatius. This event is now known as the ‘First Salute.’ Painting by ...

Eight years ago, the island nation of Cape Verde unearthed a player they hoped would help them make history. He was a tough, burly defender, the sort of competitor they would need if they were going ...

“Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. The historic episodic eruption at the summit of ...

This video shows the Sete Cidades volcanic complex on São Miguel Island in the Azores, Portugal, where large crater lakes occupy the caldera of an ancient volcano. Surrounded by steep green slopes, ...

Find a peaceful oasis at the JW Marriott St. Maarten Beach Resort & Spa on the eastern side of the island. Get lost in the beads, feathers, and history of Carnival, rum cocktail in hand, at the We ...