In 1669, in what has been considered the volcano's worst known eruption, lava buried a swath of Catania, about 15 miles away ...

The recent eruption of Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, has plunged residents and tourists on the island of Sicily ...

Despite monitoring systems, eruptions remain difficult to predict. And some tour guides say visitors who choose to explore volcanoes do so at their own risk.

A Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority ranger carries a dart gun for elephants in the Hwange National Park, ...