Synchronised volcanic eruptions on Io hint at a spongy interior
A volcanic eruption on Io photographed by the Galileo spacecraftNASA/JPL/DLR Five volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon…
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Volcanic eruptions may have helped spark the French Revolution
An illustration of an uprising that preceded the French RevolutionStefano Bianchetti/Corbis via Getty Images Severe…
Underwater volcanic brine pools could be home to extreme life forms
Animals found near the Mabahiss Mons volcano in the Red Sea, including amphipods and polychaete…
The Mysterious Inner Workings of Io, Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon
Crucially, unlike Io’s odd magnetic field, which seemed to indicate that it concealed an ocean’s…
Ancient society may have carved ‘sun stones’ to end volcanic winter
Stone plaques with sun motifs found on Bornholm island, DenmarkAntiquity Publications/John Lee, National Museum of…
First Rocks Returned from Moon’s Far Side Reveal Ancient Volcanic Activity
November 21, 20242 min readFirst Rocks Returned from Moon’s Far Side Reveal Ancient Volcanic ActivitySamples…
NASA’s Juno probe captures amazing views of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io (video)
The four biggest moons of Jupiter aren't just blurry smudges in Galileo's telescope anymore.The Italian…
High in a Cloud Forest, Tapping Into the Breathing of a Volcanic Beast – State of the Planet
The mile-wide crater of Costa Rica’s Poás Volcano hosts a steaming lake that occasionally explodes.…
At Volcanic Eruptions in Iceland and Beyond, Efforts to Control Lava Remain Challenging
January 18, 20243 min readIceland, Hawaii and Italy have all tried to control lava to…
A Volcanic Explosion 520,000 Years Ago Dwarfed One That Devastated the Minoan Civilization
A Volcanic Explosion 520,000 Years Ago Dwarfed One That Devastated the Minoan Civilization Drilling aboard…