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Satellite Imagery Used To Identify Active Magma Systems In East Africa's Rift Valley
Scientists have used images
compiled over a decade to
study volcanic activity in
the African Rift. A new
article focuses on the
... > full story
Underwater Exploration Of The Casablanca Seamount
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
... > full story
Tsunami Waves Reasonably Likely To Strike Israel, Geo-Archaeological Research Suggests
There is a likely chance of
tsunami waves reaching the
shores of Israel, says one
researcher, following
geoarchaeological research
... > full story
Scientists Measure The Rate Of Ascent Of Volcanic Magma
Plinian eruptions are rare
but highly explosive
volcanic eruptions, which
are often preceded by quite
short periods of tectonic
activity. Researchers in
... > full story
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'Rosetta Stone' Of Supervolcanoes Discovered In Italian Alps
September 21, 2009 — Scientists have found the "Rosetta Stone" of supervolcanoes. A fossil supervolcano has been revealed in a rare uplift of the Earth's crust in the Sesia Valley of the Italian Alps. The discovery will ... > full story -
New Species Of Giant Rat Discovered In Crater Of Volcano
September 9, 2009 — A biologist has discovered a new species of giant rat on a filmmaking expedition to a remote rainforest in New ... > full story -
NASA Goes Inside A Volcano, Monitors Activity
August 12, 2009 — Scientists have placed high-tech "spiders" inside and around the mouth of Mount St. Helens, one of the most active volcanoes in the United States. Networks such as these could one day be used to ... > full story -
Rebirth Of An Island After Volcanic Eruption
August 6, 2009 — 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 -
Maya Intensively Cultivated Manioc 1,400 Years Ago
June 17, 2009 — Archeologists have uncovered an ancient and previously unknown Maya agricultural system -- a large manioc field intensively cultivated as a staple crop that was buried and exquisitely preserved under ... > full story -
Ancient Volcanic Eruptions Caused Global Mass Extinction
May 30, 2009 — A previously unknown giant volcanic eruption that led to global mass extinction 260 million years ago has been ... > full story -
Chaitén Volcano In Southern Chile: Historic Volcanic Eruptions Significantly Underestimated, Ash Fallout Analysis Shows
May 10, 2009 — A study into ash fallout from the biggest volcanic eruption in almost 20 years has shown that the impact of past eruptions is likely to have been significantly underestimated as so much of the ... > full story -
World's Most Unusual Volcano: Origin Of Carbon-Based Lavas Revealed
May 7, 2009 — Scientists studying the world's most unusual volcano have discovered the reason behind its unique carbon-based lavas. The new geochemical analyses reveals that an extremely small degree of partial ... > full story -
Erupting Undersea Volcano Near Island Of Guam Supports Unique Ecosystem
May 5, 2009 — Scientists who have just returned from an expedition to an erupting undersea volcano near the Island of Guam report that the volcano appears to be continuously active, has grown considerably in size ... > full story -
Caribbean At Risk Of Tsunami, Disaster Experts Warn
April 21, 2009 — Up to 30,000 residents and tourists could be under threat from a newly discovered tsunami risk in the Caribbean, according to experts in disaster risk management. The heavily populated coast of ... > full story
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