The subject of this documentary is a straightforward one: presenter Andrew Wallace-Hadrill introduces us to the treasures of Herculaneum, the city close to Pompeii that suffered a similar fate as a result of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, but which was covered under a far thicker layer of lava and other materials.

Ring of Fire is about the immense natural force of the great circle of volcanoes and seismic activit...

Forensic experts scan Pompeii’s victims to investigate why they didn’t escape the eruption.

Five times, Earth has faced apocalyptic events that swept nearly all life from the face of the plane...

On the 24th August 79 AD, the eruption of Vesuvius eradicated the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum....

A doomed love triangle between intrepid French scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft, and their belove...

With stunning views of eruptions and lava flows, Werner Herzog captures the raw power of volcanoes a...

For more than 20 years, Maurice & Katia Krafft have traveled the world. From Iceland to Hawaii, from...

Filmmaker Werner Herzog combs through the film archives of volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft t...

In 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens leveled 230 square miles, sent 540 million tons of ash and...

In 2001, satellite imagery captured a mysterious “thermal anomaly” on an unexplored volcano at the e...

A close examination of the Whakaari / White Island volcanic eruption of 2019 in which 22 lives were ...

For centuries the inhabitants of the Icelandic village Vík í Mýrdal maintained a mystique relationsh...

The epic story of the life of a volcano, capable of both causing the extinction of all things and he...

Archaeologist Raksha Dave and historian Dan Snow return to Pompeii to gain special access to a varie...

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens was the deadliest in U.S. history. Survivor testimonies and ra...

The volcanic eruption that ravaged Pompeii in year 79 is one of the most famous in history. It is kn...

A look at the people, history, and recovery of the mountain since the eruption in 1980.