Approximately 74,000 years ago, a colossal volcanic eruption occurred, leaving an indelible mark on the entire planet. Archaeologists have now turned to an unlikely source, volcanic glass, to unravel ...

An campsite in what is now Ethiopia may have been used for a few years before, during and after a huge volcanic eruption 74,000 years ago that altered Earth’s climate. The eruption of Toba, a ...

Read about the volcano that some believe almost wiped humans off the planet Donald R. Prothero Our story begins on a very bad day about 74,000 years ago. The planet was starting to move out of one of ...

Jayde N. Hirniak has received funding from the Hyde Family Foundation, Institute of Human Origins, Geological Society of America, Society for Archaeological Sciences, and the Cave Research Foundation ...