Some sand on the Red Planet is actually green

Rocks on Mars that date back nearly 4 billion years are composed of large grains of olivine, which tints Hawaiian beaches green back on Earth.

Brian Huchel-Purdue • futurity
Aug. 30, 2022 ~7 min

Why can’t we throw all our trash into a volcano and burn it up?

Volcanoes might seem like nature’s incinerators, but using them to burn up trash would be dangerous and disrespectful to indigenous people who view them as sacred.

Emily Johnson, Research Geologist, US Geological Survey • conversation
Jan. 3, 2022 ~5 min


Ancient, hidden dust could reveal the secrets of the moon’s past

A hidden layer of soil and dust on the moon is much thicker than previously known. It may reveal new info about the history of the moon.

Matthew Carroll-Penn State • futurity
Dec. 14, 2021 ~5 min

Chang’e-5 samples reveal Moon rocks dating back less than 2 billion years – the youngest we've seen

A key goal of the Chang'e-5 mission was to find evidence of some of the youngest volcanic eruptions on the Moon.

Romain Tartese, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester • conversation
Oct. 7, 2021 ~6 min

Magma discovery points to potential eruption warning

New findings get researchers "one step closer to improving the monitoring of volcanic unrest, which aims to protect lives, infrastructure, and crops."

U. Queensland • futurity
Sept. 16, 2021 ~5 min

What would volcanoes look like on metallic planets?

New research digs into ferrovolcanism, volcanoes on planets made of metal. It could give us a glimpse at what those metallic worlds might look like.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
March 17, 2021 ~5 min

Tiny bubbles shed light on massive volcanic eruptions

New research clears up a longstanding question about explosive volcanic eruptions like the ones at Mount St. Helens in 1980.

Jade Boyd-Rice • futurity
Jan. 20, 2021 ~8 min

Magnetism of Himalayan rocks reveals the mountains' complex tectonic history

Earth's magnetic field locks information into lava as it cools into rock. Millions of years later, scientists can decipher this magnetic data to build geologic timelines and maps.

Craig Robert Martin, Ph.D. Student in Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology • conversation
Nov. 2, 2020 ~9 min


Pressure in ‘plumbing’ could predict when volcanoes will blow

There may be a way for scientists to predict when volcanoes will erupt by closely monitoring pressure changes, researchers say.

Matt Swayne-Penn State • futurity
July 29, 2019 ~5 min

‘Crystal clocks’ used to time magma storage before volcanic eruptions

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.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 18, 2019 ~5 min

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