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Christopher Nolan will film scenes for The Odyssey on the Sicilian island where Homer’s Greek hero Odysseus came ashore. View ...

China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.

But one island country in Africa combines relaxing on the beach with the possibility of climbing a massive active volcano. That would be Cape Verde, which has become a popular destination for ...

Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa's largest pastoral populations. The ...

African countries are working together to create larger markets and benefit from economies of scale. In the energy sector, ...

What is the collective noun for a group of volcano scientists? While some tongue-in-cheek responses might be “an eruption of volcanologists” or “a swarm of seismologists,” we’ll stick to ...

Mount Spurr, whose volcanic ash darkened Anchorage’s skies ... a point about 75 miles west of Anchorage that hasn’t erupted in the past 5,000 years. “We’re watching it very closely ...

Erupting Volcano on the island of Santorini in 1866. The horseshoe shape of the island was created during a cataclysmic eruption 1500 BC. The ancient eruption may have created a tidal wave which ...

TotalEnergies is firming up plans to kick-start a potential two-well wildcat campaign in South Africa’s undrilled deepwater ...

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ...

Jan. 10, 2025 — A new study based on the sampling and analysis of volcanic ash at Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands, located off Africa's northwest coast, suggests that the composition ...