Scientists detect earthquake swarm at Hawaii volcano
Geologists on Tuesday said they had detected a swarm of earthquakes at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, though it is not erupting.
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Detecting hydrothermal vents in volcanic lakes
Geothermal manifestations at Earth's surface can be mapped and characterized by a variety of well-established exploration methods. However, mapping hydrothermal vents in aquatic environments is more challenging as conventional ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 22, 2019
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Sunset Crater, San Francisco Volcanic Field
The San Francisco Volcanic Field is a 4,700 square kilometers (1,800 square miles) area in the southern boundary of the Colorado Plateau. The field contains more than 600 scoria cones active in the past six million years. ...
Environment
Nov 20, 2018
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No, don't roast marshmallows at the Hawaii volcano: USGS
Someone actually asked the US Geological Survey if it is OK to roast marshmallows over volcanic lava.
Environment
May 30, 2018
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Mysterious red spots on Mercury get names – but what are they?
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, but far from being a dull cinder of a world, it has instead turned out to be a real eye opener for geologists. Among the revelations by NASA's MESSENGER probe, which first flew past ...
Space Exploration
Apr 20, 2018
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Australian volcanic eruption may have lived on in Aboriginal stories
New research shows that a volcano in northeastern Australia last erupted around 7000 years ago – and stories passed down by the Gugu Badhun Aboriginal people suggest they were there to see it happen.
Earth Sciences
Apr 28, 2017
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What are the different parts of A volcano?
Without a doubt, volcanoes are one of the most powerful forces of nature a person can bear witness to. Put simply, they are what results when a massive rupture takes place in the Earth's crust (or any planetary-mass object), ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 9, 2015
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In hot and cold water: The private lives of 'Hoff' crabs revealed
Researchers at the University of Southampton have shed light on the private life of a new species of deep-sea crab, previously nicknamed the "Hoff" crab because of its hairy chest.
Plants & Animals
Mar 2, 2015
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MESSENGER sees a smoother side of Mercury
During its two years in orbit around Mercury—as well as several more years performing flybys—the MESSENGER spacecraft has taken over 150,000 images of the innermost planet, giving us a look at its incredibly rugged, Sun-scoured ...
Space Exploration
Mar 22, 2013
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Research outlines mysterious evolution of nematodes -- one of Earth’s first animals
They can be both a blessing and a curse, and have been around since the dawn of life. Thousands of species are found from mountain tops to smoking volcanic vents on the ocean floor. They play a key role in soil biology and ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 27, 2011
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