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Environment Mar 17, 2024

A volcano in Iceland is erupting for the fourth time in 3 months, sending plumes of lava skywards

A volcano in Iceland erupted Saturday evening for the fourth time in three months, sending orange jets of lava into the night sky.

Environment Feb 8, 2024

A volcano in Iceland is erupting again, spewing lava and cutting heat and hot water supplies

A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Thursday for the third time since December, sending jets of lava into the sky, triggering the evacuation of the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa and cutting heat and hot water to ...

Environment Dec 19, 2023

A volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland and spews magma in a spectacular show of Earth's power

A volcano has erupted in southwestern Iceland, sending a flash of light into the evening sky and spewing semi-molten rock into the air in a spectacular show of the Earth's power in the land known for fire and ice.

Plants & Animals Sep 25, 2023

How ducks, geese and swans see the world—and why this puts them at risk in a changing environment

Each year, millions of birds fly into power lines, wind turbines and the other man-made structures that litter the open air space. These collisions frequently result in the death of birds and, if power systems go down, disrupt ...

Environment Jul 10, 2023

Volcano begins erupting in an uninhabited valley in southwest Iceland

A volcano in southwestern Iceland began erupting Monday, the country's meteorological authorities said, 11 months after its last eruption officially ended.

Plants & Animals Mar 2, 2023

Toothed whales catch food in the deep using vocal fry register

Dolphins and other toothed whales are large brained top predators that captivate our imagination; they are extremely social, they cooperate, and can hunt prey down to 2 km deep in complete darkness with echolocation.

Space Exploration Feb 21, 2023

Japanese startup unveils balloon flight space viewing tours

A Japanese startup announced plans Tuesday to launch commercial space viewing balloon flights that it hopes will bring an otherwise astronomically expensive experience down to Earth.

Space Exploration Feb 3, 2023

France pledges not to conduct anti-satellite missile tests but leaves other options open

Driven by concerns over space debris, in late November the French Ministry for the Armed Forces formally committed not to conduct anti-satellite missile tests. And yet, France's space strategy of 2019 resolved to "toughen" ...

Astronomy Nov 26, 2022

How satellites, radar and drones are tracking meteorites and aiding Earth's asteroid defense

On July 31, 2013 a constellation of US defense satellites saw a streak of light over South Australia as a rock from outer space burned through Earth's atmosphere on its way to crash into the ground below.

Plants & Animals Nov 14, 2022

Collision risk assessments for bats are inaccurate for large wind turbines

Many bats are at risk of colliding with wind turbines. To prevent this, approval procedures for new turbines require acoustic surveys to assess this risk. The surveys help to identify those conditions under which bats are ...

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