What is the collective noun for a group of volcano scientists? While some tongue-in-cheek responses might be “an eruption of ...

Several old fossil fuel wells in the north of England were going to be used for fracking. Instead, they may now be a template ...

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Over the past 25 years while working as a ski journalist, I’ve been fortunate enough to visit around 250 resorts. And my pick ...

Thule is less known than other places in classical mythology like Atlantis. But Thule actually existed. The prickly question is, where was it?

For centuries, the world has accepted the idea that Earth is divided into seven continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, and South America. However, a recent study is ...

Banning Airbnbs and cruise ships. Taxing visitor stays. Capping attendance figures. Has tourism become a dirty word in 2025? According to the UN World Tourism Organisation, there were 1.4 billion ...

Central to this research is Iceland, a volcanic island long thought to have ... As scientists continue to investigate, the very map of the world we thought we knew may change.

Despite the issue causing contention on the political stage, Visit Greenland, the national tourism board, has admitted that the comments have put the island on the map for many Americans ... Arctic ...

After Albert’s explanation of Afar’s volcanic and tectonic past, I will look into this region’s Holocene volcanism, and try to create the first comprehensive volcanic history of this very ...

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