
Into a Volcano to Test Suitcase-Sized Science Lab
Some scientists will go
anywhere for a proper test,
including the mouth of a
(sleeping) Hawaiian volcano.
Dr. Inge Ten Kate, a
University of Maryland
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Ancient DNA Reveals Caribou History Linked to Volcanic Eruption
DNA recovered from ancient
caribou bones reveals a
possible link between
several small unique caribou
herds and a massive volcanic
eruption that blanketed much
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Link Between Exploration Well and Lusi Mud Volcano, Strongest Evidence to Date Shows
Nearly four years ago, a
volcano of mud erupted in
the middle of an Indonesian
suburb, eventually
inundating four villages,
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Congo Receives Help from Space After Volcano Eruption
On Jan. 2, Mount Nyamulagira
in the Democratic Republic
of Congo erupted, spewing
lava from its southern flank
and raising concerns that
the 100,000 people in the
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Volcanic Hazard Map Produced for Island of Gran Canaria
January 19, 2010 Researchers have defined the age, location, size and geochemistry of the volcanoes of Gran Canaria during the Holocene, 11,000 years ago, in order to draw up a map of volcanic hazards for the island. ... > full story -
Rebirth Of An Island After Volcanic Eruption
January 6, 2010 When Alaska's Kasatochi Volcano erupted on Aug. 7, 2008, it virtually sterilized Kasatochi Island, covering the small Aleutian island with a layer of ash and other volcanic material several meters ... > full story -
Geosciences: Melt Rises to Earth's Surface Up to 25 Times Faster Than Previously Assumed
January 4, 2010 Scientists have successfully determined the permeability of the asthenosphere in the Earth's upper mantle and thus the rate at which melt rises to the Earth's surface: it flows up to 25 times faster ... > full story -
Deepest Explosive Eruption on Sea Floor: Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle Jason Images Discovery
December 21, 2009 Oceanographers using the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Jason discovered and recorded the first video and still images of a deep-sea volcano actively erupting molten lava on the ... > full story -
Pre-Eruption Earthquakes Offer Clues to Volcano Forecasters
December 17, 2009 Like an angry dog, a volcano growls before it bites, shaking the ground and getting "noisy" before erupting. This activity gives scientists an opportunity to study the tumult beneath a volcano and ... > full story -
Yellowstone's Plumbing Reveals Plume of Hot and Molten Rock 410 Miles Deep
December 14, 2009 The most detailed seismic images yet published of the Yellowstone supervolcano's plumbing shows a plume of hot and molten rock rising from the northwest at a depth of at least 410 miles, ... > full story -
Undocumented Volcano Contributed to Extremely Cold Decade from 1810-1819
December 7, 2009 Researchers have found compelling evidence of a previously undocumented large volcanic eruption that occurred exactly 200 years ago, in 1809. The discovery helps explain the record cold decade from ... > full story -
Supervolcano Eruption -- In Sumatra -- Deforested India 73,000 Years Ago
November 24, 2009 A new study provides "incontrovertible evidence" that the volcanic super-eruption of Toba on the island of Sumatra about 73,000 years ago deforested much of central India, some 3,000 miles from the ... > full story -
Satellite Imagery Used To Identify Active Magma Systems In East Africa's Rift Valley
November 12, 2009 Scientists have used images compiled over a decade to study volcanic activity in the African Rift. A new article focuses on the section of the rift in Kenya. Surface deformation of four active ... > full story -
Underwater Exploration Of The Casablanca Seamount
October 30, 2009 In October, the hydraulic benthic interactive sampler HyBIS made 10 dives over the Casablanca Seamount, a four-kilometer high seamount located some 300 miles west of ... > full story
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