Researchers report in a new study that they've documented rumblings of volcanic thunder for the first time, a feat considered nearly impossible by many volcanologists.
Earth Sciences
Mar 15, 2018
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A volcanic eruption and a tsunami killed scores of people hundreds of miles apart in Indonesia - spasms from the Pacific "Ring of Fire," which spawns disasters from deep within the Earth.
Earth Sciences
Oct 26, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Earthquakes and volcanoes are known for their ability to transform Earth's surface, but new research in the Caribbean has found they can also move ancient Earth rock foundations more than 1,000 miles.
Earth Sciences
Jul 12, 2011
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The journey for volcanic rocks found on many volcanic islands began deep within the Earth.
Earth Sciences
Nov 24, 2015
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A Monash geoscientist and a team of international researchers have discovered the existence of an ocean floor was destroyed 50 to 20 million years ago, proving that New Caledonia and New Zealand are geographically connected.
Earth Sciences
Mar 5, 2009
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Eruptions at three volcanoes in Indonesia have darkened skies in parts of the archipelago and disrupted some flights.
Earth Sciences
Aug 3, 2016
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How was complex life able to develop on the inhospitable early Earth? At the beginning there must have been ribonucleic acid (RNA) to carry the first genetic information. To build up complexity in their sequences, these biomolecules ...
Evolution
Mar 22, 2024
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Officials at Ecuador's Galapagos National Park say they have collected 22 tonnes of garbage since January off the coasts of the pristine archipelago, some of it from as far away as Asia.
Ecology
Mar 18, 2018
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The islands of Fiji and Vanuatu rise from the tropical waters of the South Pacific in one of the most tectonically active and geologically complex regions of the world. A new study of volcanism in this area sheds light on ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 16, 2022
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Authorities on one of Spain's Canary Islands declared a volcanic eruption that started in September officially finished Saturday following 10 days of no lava flows, seismic activity or significant sulfur dioxide emissions.
Environment
Dec 25, 2021
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