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Newswise: Mapping Lava Flows with Groundbreaking Field Instrument
30-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Mapping Lava Flows with Groundbreaking Field Instrument
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

In Review of Scientific Instruments, researchers from the University at Buffalo develop a tool for measuring the viscosity of lava that could increase our understanding of molten rock as well as better improve models of its movement, giving authorities crucial guidance for keeping people safe.

Newswise: Seafloor life devastated near explosive volcanic eruption in Pacific, URI research shows
Released: 13-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Seafloor life devastated near explosive volcanic eruption in Pacific, URI research shows
University of Rhode Island

A University of Rhode Island oceanographer leading her first research cruise in the southern Pacific uncovered a surprise when her vessel looked below the waters in the Polynesian nation of Tonga.

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Released: 25-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Iceland: The land of fire and ice
University of Miami

A series of volcanic eruptions has rocked Iceland since 2021, as the Reykjanes Peninsula awakened from a nearly 800-year slumber. Climate change could be contributing to the increased volcanic activity, according to a University of Miami marine geoscientist.

Newswise: Three years later, search for life on Mars continues
Released: 22-Feb-2024 9:05 PM EST
Three years later, search for life on Mars continues
University of Cincinnati

In the three years since NASA’s Perseverance rover touched down on Mars, the NASA science team has made the daily task of investigating the red planet seem almost mundane.

Newswise: Chula Geologists Find New Evidence of Historic Human Activity on Khao Phanom Rung-Khao Plai Bat, Buriram
Released: 16-Feb-2024 8:55 AM EST
Chula Geologists Find New Evidence of Historic Human Activity on Khao Phanom Rung-Khao Plai Bat, Buriram
Chulalongkorn University

Prof. Dr. Santi Pailoplee, Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, in collaboration with the Faculty of Archaeology, Silpakorn University, discovered a large number of rocks and rock formations on Khao Phanom Rung-Plai Bat, Chaloem Phra Kiat District, Buriram Province, which geologically signify human activity in the past, not natural formation.

   
Newswise: Long dormant volcanoes can erupt rapidly and explosively
Released: 12-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Long dormant volcanoes can erupt rapidly and explosively
Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)

Can a volcano erupt after tens of thousands of years of dormancy? If so, how can this be explained and what makes volcanic eruptions more dangerous, i.e. explosive? These are key questions in volcanic hazard assessment and can also draw attention to volcanoes that appear to be inactive.

Released: 14-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
New study reveals evidence of recurring ancient supereruption
Ohio State University

Researchers have discovered a series of large undersea sediment deposits in a region near Italy that were likely formed by an ancient volcanic supereruption.

Released: 26-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Mystery of volcanic tsunami solved after 373 years
Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR)

GEOMAR researchers reconstruct historic volcanic eruption using 3D seismics

Newswise: Mouse mummies point to mammalian life in “Mars-like” Andes
Released: 23-Oct-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Mouse mummies point to mammalian life in “Mars-like” Andes
Cell Press

The dry, wind-swept summits of volcanoes in the Puna de Atacama of Chile and Argentina are the closest thing on Earth to the surface of Mars due to their thin atmosphere and freezing temperatures.

Released: 4-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Cornell fills data gap for volcanic ash effects on Earth systems
Cornell University

To bridge the knowledge gap between volcanologists and atmospheric scientists working on climate change and observing global systems, Cornell researchers have characterized volcanic ash samples from many explosive eruptions of a broad compositional range.

Newswise: Linked faults explain ancient mythology and inform plans for world’s longest suspension bridge
Released: 27-Sep-2023 3:05 AM EDT
Linked faults explain ancient mythology and inform plans for world’s longest suspension bridge
University of Oregon

New research from the University of Oregon unpacks the geology behind lore, showing how seismically active faults on either side of the straight interact to create a narrow marine passage filled with geologic hazards.

Released: 31-Aug-2023 3:55 PM EDT
Two out of three volcanoes are little-known. How to predict their eruptions?
Université de Genève (University of Geneva)

What is the risk of a volcano erupting? To answer this question, scientists need information about its underlying internal structure.

Released: 23-Aug-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Study: Atmospheric circulation weakens following volcanic eruptions
Washington University in St. Louis

A new study in Nature has revealed that the Pacific Walker Circulation has changed its behavior over the industrial era in ways that weren’t expected.

Newswise: Drops of seawater contain traces of an ancient world
Released: 8-Aug-2023 10:30 AM EDT
Drops of seawater contain traces of an ancient world
Binghamton University, State University of New York

New research from Binghamton University, State University of New York links chemical changes in seawater to volcanic activity and changes.

2-Aug-2023 2:00 PM EDT
Carbon dioxide – not water – triggers explosive basaltic volcanoes
Cornell University

Geoscientists have long thought that water – along with shallow magma stored in Earth’s crust – drives volcanoes to erupt. Now, thanks to newly developed research tools at Cornell, scientists have learned that gaseous carbon dioxide can trigger explosive eruptions.

Released: 31-Jul-2023 3:45 PM EDT
How volcanic phosphorus supply boosted the Jehol Biota in northern China
Science China Press

Have you ever heard of the Jehol Biota, a diverse assemblage of plants and animals during the Mesozoic Era that lived in what is now northern China?

Newswise: What can central Utah’s earthquake ‘swarms’ reveal about the West’s seismicity?
Released: 25-Jul-2023 7:05 PM EDT
What can central Utah’s earthquake ‘swarms’ reveal about the West’s seismicity?
University of Utah

U seismologists are analyzing decades of seismic data in the hope of discerning the significance of earthquake swarms in a geologically complex region known as a geothermal hotspot and for recent—geologically speaking—volcanism.

Newswise: SwRI-led team finds ancient, high-energy impacts could have fueled Venus volcanism
Released: 20-Jul-2023 5:40 PM EDT
SwRI-led team finds ancient, high-energy impacts could have fueled Venus volcanism
Southwest Research Institute

A Southwest Research Institute-led team has modeled the early impact history of Venus to explain how Earth’s sister planet has maintained a youthful surface despite lacking plate tectonics.

Released: 17-Jul-2023 12:30 PM EDT
Rising ​“snow” deep in the Earth
Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers have gained important insights about mysterious structures 1,800 miles below the Earth’s surface—and how they may be connected to volcanoes.

Newswise: Lasering lava to forecast volcanic eruptions
Released: 5-Jul-2023 6:25 PM EDT
Lasering lava to forecast volcanic eruptions
University of Queensland

University of Queensland researchers have optimised a new technique to help forecast how volcanoes will behave, which could save lives and property around the world.



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