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Auckland, New Zealand
Browns Island
This quiet island in the middle of a bustling city is actually a volcano dotted with Māori ruins.
Torre Annunziata, Italy
Ruins of Oplontis
Buried next to Pompeii, this lesser-known Roman villa was the opulent vacation home of Emperor Nero's wife.
Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia
Heard and McDonald Islands
Australia's only active volcanoes and highest peak are located on these remote islands thousands of miles away from the mainland.
volcanoes
The Middle East Is Dotted With Thousands of Puzzling Kite-Shaped Structures
Some of them are comparable in size to the famous Nazca Lines in Peru.
São Miguel, Portugal
Violet Volcanic Tea
When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.
Daraga, Philippines
Cagsawa Ruins
This belfry is all that remains of the town that was buried by a violent volcano eruption.
Prineville, Oregon
Steins Pillar
This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.
La Palma, Spain
Fuencaliente Saltworks
The largest salt farm in the Canary Islands is located at the foot of an active volcano.
dinosaurs
Paleontologists Are Still Digging Into the Origins of the 'Chinese Pompeii'
What we know (and what we don't) about the Jehol Biota.
disasters
When, Exactly, Did Vesuvius Destroy Pompeii?
And does it matter if we had the date a little wrong for thousands of years?
Piton Sainte-Rose, Réunion
Notre Dame des Laves
At the foot of an active volcano sits a church miraculously spared by its lava.
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The Fantasy Maps That Put the World's Tallest Mountains Side by Side
In the 19th century, the romance of mountains met the desire to quantify the natural world.
Vienna, Virginia
Dolhareubang of Meadowlark Gardens
Volcanic stone sentinels stand watch at a Korean Bell Garden in Virginia.
disasters
Hawaii's Volcanoes National Park Is Open Again
But the famous lava lake atop Kīlauea has disappeared.
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Instead of Hot Lava, These Cosmic Volcanoes Spew Ice
The dwarf planet Ceres is studded with cryovolcanoes.
Oakland, California
Kaiser Quarry Ruins
An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.
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No One Knows the Exact Year of the Largest Volcanic Eruption of Our Age
Scientists are hoping archaeology, carbon dating, and tree rings together can help solve the mystery.
Quito, Ecuador
Teleférico Quito
The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.
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