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Al-Qa’qa’ bin Antar, also known as Al-Qaqa Ibn Antar, was climbing the steep walls of the Hardah Dam volcanic crater near Damt in southern Yemen on Friday when the accident happened. He was 30 years ...

MEXICO CITY — Azteca Stadium has been graced triumphantly by Pelé and Maradona. It’s days away from staging its third different World Cup. And, yet, the Mexican soccer pitch known as the “Field of the ...

And, yet, the Mexican soccer pitch known as the “Field of the Gods” is not the iconic Azteca. That nickname belongs to a football field nestled inside the crater of an extinct volcano just south of ...

The last eruption of Greece’s Methana volcano was around 250 B.C.E. Ever since that event, which was recorded by the Greek historian Strabo, the mountain has lurked silently, just across the Saronic ...

'Extinct' volcanoes that haven't erupted for tens of thousands of years may not actually be inactive, but silently accumulating huge reservoirs of magma to fuel future outbursts. This worrying ...