volcanoes
This 'Crater' Might Actually Be an Ancient Martian Supervolcano
New images from the ESA give us a few more clues about what caused the massive impression.
The 'National Geographic' Photographer Who Likes His Phone More Than His Camera
An interview with Ivan Kashinsky about the joys of the camera phone.
Sea-Floor Volcanoes Play a Bigger Role in Earth's Climate Than Previously Thought
A Columbia University researcher found that volcanic eruptions in the world's oceans occur in 'pulses' and are influenced by sea levels, something not accounted for in models of the Earth's climate.
From Mount Ontake, an Ominous Reminder that Earth Is Still Random
Despite thousands of pieces of seismic monitoring equipment spread throughout Japan, the eruption was a surprise.
No, Volcanoes Are Not the Primary Cause For the Melting Ice Caps
To the possible disappointment of climate change skeptics, warming seas — and not volcanoes — are still the main cause of melting glaciers.
Once Upon A Time, Volcanoes Were the Climate-Wreckers That Caused Extinctions
New research links the Early-Middle Cambrian extinction to volcanoes in Australia.
Under the Volcano - Mining Conflicts in Guatemala Are Erupting in Violence
In 2000, engineers from Radius Gold, a Vancouver-based mining company, discovered a belt of gold deep inside the Tambor mountains in southern Guatemala. Few locals were consulted before Radius moved in. Few of them knew anything was happening at all.
Dormant Volcanoes Are Light Sleepers
And all it takes to wake them up a bit of extra heat, according to new research.
Watch an Erupting Volcano Create a New Island Off the Coast of Japan
And you get an island! And you get an island!
Predicting Volcanic Eruptions Isn't Easy, Especially When Your Funding Is Cut
From Iceland to Sicily, scientists fight to predict when volcanos will blow. In America, scientists fight for funding.
Give Your Eyeballs a Gift and Watch Four Volcanoes Erupt at Once
Awesome is the only word for what's happening in one hellish little corner of Russia right now.