Minoan eruption

An international team of scientists has discovered that a 726 AD eruption of the Santorini volcano was a lot bigger than initially estimated, pointing to an "elevated hazard potential."

Evidence of a previously unknown underwater eruption, one of the largest in the southern Aegean volcanic arc and older than the one that wiped out the Minoan civilization, has been discovered by a multinational team of scientists on the island of Santorini.

It's November 2015, on the Cycladic island of Santorini. In defiance of the bitter cold, a large group of scientists of various specializations from the United States, Britain and Greece are stood on the bridge of the Marcus Langseth, one of the largest seismic vessels in the world, scanning the horizon for traces of an orange flag.

Ashes from the Santorini Volcano, the world's biggest volcanic eruption in history, were found after 3,600 years in the ancient city of Smyrna in İzmir. 

In a feature piece on the Greek island of Santorini, Travel and Leisure editor, Erika Owen presents 8 secret things people might not know about the iconic island.

The Archaeological Society of Athens will have the technological support of Antivirus Internet security giants Kaspersky Labs, in their ongoing efforts to restore beautiful wall paintings in an archaeological excavation site at Akrotiri, on the island of Santorini.