Jul 28 2011
Ancient Source of Earth’s Biggest Eruptions Found
The magma represents a remnant of the composition of early Earth -- before the crust separated from the mantle as Earth cooled.
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Jun 27 2011
Humans Dwarf Volcanoes for CO2 Emissions
Analysis shows that People emit more greenhouse gases in three days than all the world's volcanoes do in a year.
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Sep 27 2010
Ancient Saudi Lava Field Triggered Quakes
A series of earthquakes in Saudi Arabia is a reminder that ancient lava fields are never fully asleep.
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Aug 11 2010
Chunk of Original Earth Found
A piece of pristine, hot rock from the earliest years of Earth's formation is found in northern Canada.
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Apr 15 2010
Iceland Volcano Eruption Causes Air Traffic Chaos
Fiery ash clouds drifting over Europe have canceled hundreds of flights.
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Apr 14 2010
Iceland Volcano Erupts Again
The eruption under the ice cap was 10 to 20 times more powerful than one last month.
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Mar 22 2010
How Dinos Ruled the World
A massive volcanic eruption tipped the scales in the battle between dinosaurs and crocodiles for global dominance.
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Mar 02 2010
California Supervolcano Has Split Personality
A sleeping supervolcano may be silent now, but when Long Valley does wake up, the results could be explosive.
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Feb 22 2010
Mining Mars? Where’s the Ore?
We may not be prospecting Mars anytime soon, but scientists have mapped out where on the planet we should look -- some day.
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