Somma-Vesuvius is an iconic active volcano, with historic and archaeological records of hazardous eruptions. Geologists have conducted petrologic studies (microscopic studies of rocks) of eruptive products to provide insights ...
The 2018 eruption of Kīlauea Volcano in Hawai'i provided scientists with an unprecedented opportunity to identify new factors that could help forecast the hazard potential of future eruptions.
Earth Sciences
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Earth has experienced five major mass extinction events over the past 500 million years. Massive volcanic eruptions have been identified as the major driver of the environmental changes that precipitated at least three of ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 29, 2021
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New research led by the University of Cambridge has found rare evidence—preserved in the chemistry of ancient rocks from Greenland—which tells of a time when Earth was almost entirely molten.
Earth Sciences
Mar 12, 2021
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Around 1085 AD, along the southern rim of Northern Arizona's elevated Colorado Plateau, a volcano erupted, forever changing ancient Puebloan fortunes and all nearby life. Among the 600 or so volcanoes that dot the landscape ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 11, 2021
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In a new study of volcanic processes, Bristol scientists have demonstrated the role nanolites play in the creation of violent eruptions at otherwise 'calm' and predictable volcanoes.
Earth Sciences
Sep 23, 2020
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For many years, for all we knew, our solar system was alone in the universe. Then better telescopes began to reveal a treasure trove of planets circling distant stars.
Astronomy
Dec 18, 2019
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A new paper from scientists at The University of Manchester has discovered why some volcanic eruptions are more explosive than others.
Earth Sciences
Oct 22, 2019
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The molten rock that feeds volcanoes can be stored in the Earth's crust for as long as a thousand years, a result which may help with volcanic hazard management and better forecasting of when eruptions might occur.
Earth Sciences
Jul 18, 2019
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For more than a century, scientists have squabbled over how the Earth's moon formed. But researchers at Yale and in Japan say they may have the answer.
Space Exploration
Apr 29, 2019
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