Volcanic ash and thick smoke have forced the temporary closure of the airport on the island of La Palma off northwestern Africa, one of Spain’s Canary Islands. Spanish airport operator Aena tweeted ...

Today is the launching of the short film 'The dream that beat a volcano', showing Vicente Leal, a resident of the Canary Islands who has been fighting since 2021 to fulfill a dream that the volcano ...

Lentils found in the Canary Islands recently were brought from North Africa and despite upheavals, survived for 2,000 years.

The best Canary islands to explore for warm weather this winter - Here’s how to enjoy the best of the warm temperatures, ...

A volcano on Spain's Atlantic Ocean island of La Palma erupted Sunday after a weeklong buildup of seismic activity, prompting authorities to speed up evacuations for 1,000 people as lava flows crept ...

Scientists decoded DNA from millennia-old lentils preserved in volcanic rock silos on Gran Canaria. The findings show that ...

Nepal began to grapple with damage wrought by deadly floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains as residents faced the daunting task of cleaning homes and extracting their broken belongings from ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). It’s just an hour past sunrise when I reach the rim of Caldera Blanca, a steep-sided hulk of igneous rock on the western flank of ...

On Sunday, a new vent in Cumbre Vieja opened up, sending scalding rivers of lava flowing down the mountainside, destroying everything it touched. Roughly 7,000 people have been forced to evacuate ...

An extended seismic event measuring 2.2 magnitude was detected in Tenerife last week, near the Canary Island's volcano. Experts in Tenerife detected a long-period (LP) seismic event at its volcano ...

An archipelago of eight sun-drenched islands 100 miles off the north west shoulder of Africa make up the Canaries on the Atlantic Ocean. Chiefly celebrated for year-round vitamin D and playas that ...

Ancient lentils preserved in volcanic silos link modern Canarian crops to 2,000-year-old North African origins. Lentils cultivated in the Canary Islands today have roots that extend nearly 2,000 years ...