Volcanoes feed the atmosphere on Jupiter’s moon Io
The atmosphere on Jupiter's moon Io is a witches' brew made from the sulfurous burps of more than 400 volcanoes. Now scientists know how it got that way.
Oct. 27, 2020 • ~11 min
Tags: space planets volcanoes jupiter science-and-technology moons
Krakatoa is still active, and we are not ready for the tsunamis another eruption would generate
Indonesia has a warning system for tsunamis generated by earthquakes – but not volcanoes.
Oct. 9, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: volcanoes indonesia disaster-risk tsunami krakatoa
Curious Kids: How can we tell when a volcano is going to erupt?
Volcanoes give lots of clues which help scientists work out if they are about to erupt.
Oct. 9, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: volcanoes curious-kids
Grímsvötn: Iceland’s most active volcano may be about to erupt
Icelandic authorities have recently raised the threat level of the Grímsvötn volcano.
Oct. 7, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: volcanoes iceland volcanology geoscience eyjafjallajokull airline-industry
The testimony of trees: how volcanic eruptions shaped 2000 years of world history
Researchers have shown that over the past two thousand years, volcanoes have played a larger role in natural temperature variability than previously thought,
Sept. 28, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: climate-change tree-rings volcano trees
Did volcanoes turn Venus into a ‘hellish’ planet?
Some of the oldest terrain on Venus, known as tesserae, hint at past volcanic activity. Is that what made the planet the "hellish" place it is today?
Sept. 21, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: space planets volcanoes venus science-and-technology
Newly discovered mass extinction event triggered the dawn of the dinosaurs
Our new research has discovered how a series of volcanic eruptions 233 million years ago fundamentally changed life on Earth.
Sept. 16, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: geology dinosaurs paleontology tetrapods volcanoes mass-extinctions cretaceous-period
Mystery solved: Volcanoes cooled Earth 13,000 years ago
Exploding volcanoes, not an extraterrestrial impact, probably caused the Earth to suddenly cool about 13,000 years ago, researchers say.
Aug. 3, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: ice-age volcanoes earth-and-environment caves early-earth
Anthropause: Lockdowns sent ‘wave’ of quiet around the world
"This quiet period is the longest and most prominent global anthropogenic seismic noise reduction on record."
July 24, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: covid-19 volcanoes earthquakes featured science-and-technology sounds
Beetles that survive volcanic heat inspire stuff that stays cool
A beetle that can handle the heat near volcanoes in the summertime inspired researchers to create a cooling material that doesn't use power.
June 24, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: climate-change insects beetles volcanoes temperature material-science biomimicry featured science-and-technology earth-and-environment
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