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A 2022 volcano eruption in Pacific may have vented a new weapon to fight climate changeA 2022 volcanic eruption unexpectedly revealed a powerful methane destruction mechanism in the stratosphere. Researchers observed high form...
Dinosaurs found frozen mid-sleep after prehistoric ash burial similar to PompeiiA dramatic volcanic eruption in ancient China 120 million years ago unleashed superheated ash and gas. This deadly event, similar to Pompei...
In the 1750s, well diggers broke into a buried Roman Villa near Herculaneum: What looked like charcoal turned out to be ancient booksEighteenth-century workers in Herculaneum unearthed a unique Roman library preserved by the 79 CE Vesuvius eruption. These carbonized papyr...
Bermuda Triangle mystery takes dramatic turn as scientists reveal what’s really hidden deep beneath the Atlantic OceanBermuda Triangle mystery solved: Scientists have uncovered a geological secret beneath Bermuda. A massive, lighter rock layer, formed durin...
Pennsylvania woman grieving deaths of son and father finds rare 3.09-carat diamond during visit to Arkansas ParkGrieving Keshia Smith found a 3.09-carat diamond at Arkansas's Crater of Diamonds State Park, a unique public site where visitors can keep ...
Scientists Thought This Ancient Ocean Floor Was Destroyed Forever: Until Hidden Rocks Revealed a Lost Piece of Earth’s Earliest CrustScientists have unearthed evidence of Earth's ancient oceanic crust, older than four billion years, hidden within modern continental rocks ...
Scientists say Earth’s crust is sinking beneath central Turkey in a strange circular pattern, and they believe they finally know whyScientists have discovered a 'bullseye' of rapid sinking in Turkey's Konya Basin. This unusual land subsidence is linked to deep tectonic a...
NASA has discovered planets so strange they sound completely impossible: From worlds that rain molten glass to giant “marshmallow” planetsScientists are discovering strange new planets beyond our solar system. These worlds defy old ideas about how planets form and what they lo...
Scientists thought this ancient supercontinent broke apart slowly: new research suggests Earth tore itself open far faster than expectedRecent studies reveal that the breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana around 180 million years ago was more violent and rapid than previous...
A construction site buried by Mount Vesuvius may have finally explained why Roman concrete lasted for thousands of yearsAncient Roman concrete's remarkable durability, long attributed to luck, is now understood as a result of a sophisticated "hot mixing" proc...
A Massive crack beneath africa could create Earth’s newest oceanNew research reveals Africa is breaking apart faster than previously thought, with the East African Rift System entering a critical 'neckin...
Passengers evacuated from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship begin flying home from Canary IslandsPassengers from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius are flying home from Tenerife. They are being evacuated by military and governmen...
The mineral once mocked as “fool’s gold” may hold the future of energyFool's gold, or pyrite, may hold a new secret. Scientists found lithium within this common mineral. This discovery could change how we sour...
7,300 years later: One of Earth’s most explosive volcanoes is quietly reloading - here's where it is and why it mattersScientists say the Kikai volcano near Japan is slowly filling with magma again after thousands of years. The underwater caldera shows steam...
Kīlauea Volcano erupts in Hawaii: Lava fountains soar over 1,300 feet promoting ashfall warningHawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted in March 2026. Lava fountains soared skyward from Halemaumau crater. Ashfall warnings were issued for near...
Samples obtained by Chinese spacecraft show moon's ancient volcanismChina's Chang'e-6 mission brought back the first-ever samples from the moon's far side, revealing volcanic activity lasting at least 1.4 bi...
Warning issued after volcanic smog detected at Taal Volcano, class suspended; Here’s what happenedAccording to Phivolcs' latest advisory, the volcanic smog, or vog, was first observed at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday and has persisted since the...