• History
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 17th, 2012
Two Extinction Events Preceded the Death of Dinosaurs

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

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

Underwater Eruptions May Promote Coral Reef Health

This may be how the Great Barrier Rift formed to begin with

Map of Io’s Volcanoes Reveals Weird Interior Heating Patterns

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

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

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

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

Mars Express Gravity Maps Reveal Makeup of Planet's Underground

The spacecraft focused mostly on lava flows underneath volcanic regions

Volcanic Eruption Prediction Method in the Works

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

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

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

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

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

Why the Moon Has No Volcanoes

Astronomers compile a comprehensive analysis of the lunar interior

El Hierro Eruption Seen Spreading Under the Waves

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

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

Little Ice Age Was Caused by Volcanic Eruptions

The North Atlantic Ocean also played an important role

 
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