In 1973, Icelanders fought a volcano—and won

On January 23, 1973, the 5,000 residents of the tiny Icelandic island of Heimaey—located in the Westman archipelago just four ...
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No Place on Earth Is Safe if All Hell Breaks Loose, But One Place Is Safer Than The Rest

(Jupiterimages/The Image Bank/Getty Images) Sometimes it seems like there's no end to the catastrophic dangers we face as a ...
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Rare sunlight trick transforms Pacific island into a giant silver 'magnifying glass'

A 2023 astronaut photo captured a "sunglint" illuminating the sea surrounding one of the Solomon Islands.

In 2022, the Hunga Tonga eruption sent huge amounts of water vapour into the stratosphere, causing changes in ozone levels and radiation effects

An eruption from an underwater volcano released a massive cloud of water vapor into the stratosphere, impacting global ...

Lunar soil reads as a cosmic time capsule for exploding stars

When a star reaches its final stages of life, it ends in a bright, powerful explosion called a supernova and scatters ...
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Inside the Lab Where Scientists Recreate Volcanic Explosions

Scientists recreate magma and water reactions in a lab to understand explosive volcanic eruptions and improve hazard ...