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Science

How AI Helped Scientists Find 73 Unknown Volcanic Calderas Beneath Earth’s Oceans

Researchers used AI to scan seafloor maps, revealing dozens of previously unknown calderas, including several flagged for follow-up.

5 days ago

By Luis Prada
Photo: danefromspain / Getty Images

Life

‘Extinct’ Volcanoes May Not Be as Dead as We Thought

05.03.26

By Luis Prada
Mike Lyvers/Getty Images

Life

Volcanic Lightning Is a Real Thing, and Scientists Finally Figured Out How It Happens

Scientists say microscopic carbon films on volcanic ash may help trigger the giant lightning bolts seen in eruption clouds.

03.23.26

By Luis Prada
Photo: buradaki / Getty Images

Life

Is Venus Full of Giant Lava Tubes? Scientists Say There’s at Least One.

02.15.26

By Luis Prada
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Pulse

Russia’s Megaquake May Have Shaken Awake 7 Volcanoes

08.07.25

By Luis Prada
Tech

Scientists Find Surprising Cause of Devastating Mass Extinctions

09.09.22

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Scientists Discover Centuries-Old Arctic Creatures Surviving on Fossils

02.08.22

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Even Minor Volcanic Eruptions Could Cause Global Catastrophe, Study Finds

08.06.21

By Radhamely De Leon
Pulse

Indonesia Is Battling a Series of Disasters Just Weeks Into 2021

01.18.21

By Heather Chen and Rosa Folia
Tech

Venus Is Erupting with Active Volcanoes, Scientists Find

07.20.20

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Hawaii’s Kīlauea Volcano Eruption Caused an Explosion of Ocean Life

09.05.19

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Scientists Found a Hidden ‘Jurassic World’ Buried Underneath Australia

08.14.19

By Becky Ferreira

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Music

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Kick the headaches and the sneezing for good with an air purifier.

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Music

Full-Blown ‘Crash Out’: Pop Star Caught Smashing a Car With a Sledgehammer in Broad Daylight

Pop singer Tinashe seemed to be going through real ‘Crash Out’ by sledgehammering a car, but it was just a stunt to promote her new album.

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