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January 14, 2020

Philippines volcano spews lava half-mile high, threatens to erupt again as flights grounded

A volcanic eruption in the Philippines continues to spew lava half a mile into the sky, creating lightning bolts, and threatening to erupt again even as tens of thousands of people continue to flee the region and hundreds of flights have been canceled or delayed.

January 14, 2020

Galapagos volcano eruption spews lava on uninhabited island, photos show

A volcano erupted on an uninhabited island in the Galapagos over the weekend, spewing lava across the ecologically sensitive and diverse environment and into the sea.

January 12, 2020

Philippines volcano bring threat of 'volcanic tsunami' after eruption near Manila halts flights, thousands flee

Authorities in the Philippines have warned that a "volcanic tsunami" may be possible after a small volcano near the country's capital erupted on Sunday, shutting down the main international airport and causing tends of thousands to evacuate. 

December 17, 2019

Diamonds buried 400 miles below surface could explain mysterious earthquakes

Deep under Earth's surface, earthquakes rumble in the mantle's transition zone, the area that divides the upper mantle from the lower. Liquid in the mantle is thought to play a part in driving those deep earthquakes, but until now, no smoking gun could prove that fluid was present at those depths.

December 16, 2019

Huge blocks from Anak Krakatau volcano discovered on ocean floor

An international team of scientists has mapped huge blocks on the seabed from the recent eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano.

December 16, 2019

A dark river nearly 1,000 miles long may be flowing beneath Greenland's ice

Far below the frozen cover of the Greenland ice sheet sprawls miles of bedrock — and extending through that bedrock for close to 1,000 miles is a valley that may contain a subterranean river, transporting water from central Greenland to the northern coast.

December 13, 2019

'Lost' iron meteorites may lurk beneath Antarctic ice. Scientists are on a quest to find them.

Scientists are scouring the remote Antarctic ice cap for rare meteorites chock-full of iron and holding secrets to the history of our solar system going back some 4.5 billion years. 

December 11, 2019

Thousands of strange holes discovered off California coast

Scientists have discovered thousands of mysterious holes in the seabed off Big Sur, Calif.

December 5, 2019

Small volcano discovered in the Pacific Ocean

Researchers have discovered a new, small volcano in the Pacific Ocean off Japan.

November 8, 2019

Earth's mantle and crust are in a fiery battle to the death … of supercontinents

Earth's hot, gooey center and its cold, hard outer shell are both responsible for the creeping (and sometimes catastrophic) movement of tectonic plates. But now new research reveals an intriguing balance of power — the oozing mantle creates supercontinents while the crust tears them apart.