- History
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 17th, 2012
Two Extinction Events Preceded the Death of Dinosaurs
Scientists find that another extinction occurred shortly before the K-T event
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 23rd, 2012
How Volcanic Particles Turn To Rock or Ash
The processes involved are more complex than first thought
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 19th, 2012
Underwater Eruptions May Promote Coral Reef Health
This may be how the Great Barrier Rift formed to begin with
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 12th, 2012
Map of Io’s Volcanoes Reveals Weird Interior Heating Patterns
The dataset is a departure from conventional models of the moon’s innards
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 25th, 2012
Mysterious Martian Landscape Reveals Its Origins
The feature was most likely sculpted by volcanic ash
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 21st, 2012
Life Recovering 30 Years After Mount St. Helens Eruption
Experts create time-lapse video from still satellite images
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 30th, 2012
Volcanic Rocks Transport Life Across Oceans
They sometimes form floating islands many miles across
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 27th, 2012
Mars Express Gravity Maps Reveal Makeup of Planet's Underground
The spacecraft focused mostly on lava flows underneath volcanic regions
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 30th, 2012
Volcanic Eruption Prediction Method in the Works
The investigation is based on two new scientific studies
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 29th, 2012
Massive Glass Fields Found on the Red Planet
The material was most likely produced by volcanic eruptions
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 28th, 2012
Signs of Unrest Seen in Dormant Volcanoes
Satellites are helping reshape our understanding of Earth's dynamics
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 20th, 2012
Io Has No Impact Craters
This is a testament to the active renewal of its surface
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 21st, 2012
Ancient Forest Found Preserved in 300-Million-Year-Old Ash
The fossilized forest bears an eerie similarity to the city of Pompeii
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 21st, 2012
Why the Moon Has No Volcanoes
Astronomers compile a comprehensive analysis of the lunar interior
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 15th, 2012
El Hierro Eruption Seen Spreading Under the Waves
The underwater volcano is located in the Canary Islands
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 4th, 2012
Martian Volcanic Province Imaged from Orbit
A European spacecraft is responsible for the new observations
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 31st, 2012
Little Ice Age Was Caused by Volcanic Eruptions
The North Atlantic Ocean also played an important role