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Volcano Were Blamed for the Greatest of Earth’s ‘Big Five’ Mass Extinctions — Scientists Might Have Been Wrong

Scientists have generally blamed the mass extinction on greenhouse gases released from a vast network of volcanoes.

By Alex Farnsworth, David Bond, Paul Wignall and The Conversation
Space

In an Extremely Unlikely First, Scientists Found Frost On the Peak of Mars’ Volcano Olympus Mons

A team of scientists recently discovered frozen water in an unlikely place on Mars.

By Kiona Smith
Space

This Could Be the Hot New Place to Look for Life on Mars

Noctis Mons has hidden in plain sight for decades, and it may be the perfect home for alien life.

By Kiona Smith
Space Volcanoes

Five facts you might not know about the solar system's volcanoes

By JoAnna Wendel
Never a dull day

Ancient volcanoes and more: What the Chang-E mission revealed about the Moon

New samples are helping piece together Moon's past.

By Jennifer Walter
boom

Tonga volcano spewed ash a whopping 35 miles into the air, setting a new record

Higher than the stratosphere.

By Jennifer Walter
Goth

Ancient ice volcanoes may have stained Pluto’s moon blood red

Charon: where the floor is lava, and the lava is ice.

By Kiona Smith
Science

Study: Pluto has ice volcanoes like "nothing else" in the Solar System

This could change how we view icy worlds in the outer Solar System.

By Charles Q. Choi
Space Science

A NASA Craft May Have Captured a Volcanic Event on the Solar System's Most Hellish World

The results are ... explosive.

By Jon Kelvey
Boom

The puzzling science behind the awakening of a powerful Yellowstone geyser

Why did Steamboat wake up?

By Tara Yarlagadda
Hello

50 years ago, a NASA spacecraft revealed Martian volcanoes

After a series of underwhelming Mars missions suggest Mars might be, well, boring, Mariner 9 revealed the Red planet it all its dusty and gargantuan glory.

By Jon Kelvey
Space

A 30-Mile Slab of Granite May Be Hiding in an Ancient Volcano on the Moon

Granite decorates kitchens, and stems from volcanic clogs on Earth. But now, researchers have found a huge hunk of granite on the Moon.

By Doris Elín Urrutia
Science

Why don’t we throw our trash into a volcano? The fiery science explained

This is the burning issue.

By Emily Johnson
Science

Iceland’s Volcano On Reykjanes Peninsula Finally Erupts — Here’s What It Looks Like Now

Icelandic meteorologists were concerned that an eruption near the fishing town of Grindavik was imminent.

By Doris Elín Urrutia
space science

Volcanoes and Meteors Helped Produce the Building Blocks of Life on Early Earth

Iron from volcanic ash and dusty meteor debris may have played a role in building complex organic molecules that eventually became building blocks for life.

By Kiona Smith
Indie Games

Everything You Need To Know About 'Goodbye Volcano High'

The end of the world as we know it.

By Willa Rowe
Science

Venus is trapped in a ruinous cycle of volcano events — why is Earth spared?

When there’s enough of them, and when they’re powerful and prolonged, volcanoes can kill the planet that hosts them.

By Evan Gough and Universe Today
Science

Look! Extreme Tonga volcano eruption leaves a telltale finger-print in space

A volcano's sonic boom made a tsunami but also left a warning above the clouds.

By Doris Elín Urrutia
This week in science

Krakatoa volcano erupts and more: Understand the world through these 8 images

Plus, viewing nature in virtual reality might improve mental health.

By Robin Bea
Science

“Ringing like a bell”: How a volcano eruption helped prove a 200-year-old theory

Listen quietly, and you probably won’t hear it.

By Kevin Hamilton
forces

Watch: Jaw-dropping images show Tonga volcano eruption from space

Incredible.

By Jennifer Walter
Blast Away

Look: 7 space volcanoes that shaped the solar system as we know it

Spoiler: the biggest ones aren’t on Earth.

By Jennifer Walter
plot twist

New space volcanoes change the search for life on Venus

The Venus phosphine debate continues, but with a twist.

By Passant Rabie
Boom

There is a “massive power station” lurking under the ocean

Energy from deep-sea volcanoes could power the continental U.S.

By Hannah Seo
Science

Life may have been born in violent underwater volcanoes

The mysterious ocean floor may hold the key to life on Earth — and on other worlds.

By David Ferguson and Sam Pegler
Dream Teams

How volcano scientists are uniting to know more sooner

This time around, we might actually see it coming.

By Emma Betuel
Shake It Up

Scientists discover a surprise rumbling beneath a sacred Hawaiian volcano

In the time it takes you to empty the dishwasher, a tiny earthquake has erupted in Hawaii.

By Nina Pullano
Science

Scientists catch a volcano mid-formation in the Indian Ocean

Seismic activity near the Cosmoros archipelago gave the underwater giant's game away.

By Nina Pullano
Science

Is it safe to tour an active volcano?

The catastrophe on White Island raises questions about allowing visitors near eruption hotspots.

By Nina Pullano
Gaming

'Fortnite' Volcano Vent, Air Vent, and Zipline: How to Use Them in 1 Match

Here's the fastest way to complete the challenge. We guarantee it.

By Corey Plante