"The effect of the volcanic eruption that occurred in Santorini in the 1500s BCE can be seen from Western Anatolia to the Eastern Mediterranean," Professor Günel emphasized, as reported by ...

An Orthodox church in the town of Oia in Santorini, Greece, as the main town of Fira is lit by the sun in the background on 4 February 2025. YouTuber Tanner Martin announces his own death before ...

The Santorini eruption was initially placed at around 1500 B.C. by archeologists who relied on inscriptions and pottery styles as their primary dating method.

As anyone who knows Santorini will tell you, a great indication of the island’s busyness is the time it takes to drive the one bus-wide road leading from the ferry port to the top of the hill and the ...

Santorini's last eruption was in 1950, but as recently as 2012 there was a "period of unrest", says Isobel. Magma flowed into the volcanoes' chambers and the islands "swelled up".

The earth to the north-east of the Greek island of Santorini was shaken by more than 14,000 tremors within two weeks, according to data from the University of Athens. Oliver Berg/dpa ...

Research suggests the Bronze Age Santorini fresco monkeys may depict Indian langurs, revealing connections between Greece and Asia.