Mysterious rumblings known as ‘Marsquakes’ have been detected by Nasa’s InSight lander, offering further clues about volcanic activity beneath the surface of the Red Planet. The tremors originated in a region called Cerberus Fossae – an area where Nasa scientists have picked up significant seismical activity and even landslides in the past. They believe the tremors were … Read more
Climate change has been influencing human development for thousands of years, according to scientists examining why a well-fortified port city in Egypt was suddenly abandoned more than 2,100 years ago. Berenike, also known as Berenike Troglodytica, was a fortified city founded in 275 BC by Macedonian pharaoh Ptolemy II, who named it after his mother, … Read more
A spectacular and dramatic ultraviolet auroras on Jupiter is generated by charged particles escaping its volcanic moon Io, according to a new NASA study. The origins of the bright blue circular aurora were revealed by the NASA Juno spacecraft, which is currently studying the gas giant from orbit. The Jovian polar light show, also known as the … Read more
A small gas exoplanet may have lost its atmosphere billions of years ago, but then gained a second one through volcanic activity, according to astronomers. The planet, GJ 1132 b, is thought to have begun as a gaseous world, similar to Jupiter or Saturn but smaller than Neptune, with a thick hydrogen blanket of atmosphere. … Read more
A volcanic eruption in Iceland ‘could be imminent’ after more than 18,000 earthquakes hit the island in the past week, authorities have warned. On Wednesday alone, there were about 2,500 earthquake detected and since midnight on Thursday almost 800 earthquakes measured, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO). The largest earthquake measured magnitude 5.6 on the … Read more
Ashes to ashes: Locals sweep up volcanic rubble after fresh Mount Etna eruption covers their town with debris Etna’s activity intensified earlier today as it spewed lava at 300 metres high with a subsequent rain of ash Residents in the nearby villages including Giarre, Fornazzo and Catania have been left to clear the debris National Institute … Read more
Yellowstone National Park’s Steamboat Geyser laid dormant for more than three years before reawakening in 2018 and has since erupted 129 times – sparking concern that it could lead to the volcanic ‘big one.’ A team from the University of California – Berkeley took up the task of uncovering the truth beneath the world’s tallest … Read more
Clash of nature’s titans: Astonishing moment volcanic ash cloud is blasted by a bolt of lightning Sakurajima, an active volcano in Japan, erupted this week with a column of ash rising into the night sky A lightning storm appeared above the crater in a spellbinding but poorly-understood volcanic phenomenon Scientists believe the lightning may be … Read more
Cluster of six Alaskan volcanic islands may be an interconnected giant volcano that is similar to the Yellowstone Caldera with previous eruptions more powerful than Mount St. Helen in 1980, study reveals The Islands of the Four Mountains in Alaska is made of six volcanic islands Experts now suggest they interconnect to make a single, … Read more
Lava crystals that erupted from volcanoes more than half a century ago can reveal secrets about when they may next erupt, a new study claims. US scientists analysed crystals formed inside a type of porous rock that burst from the Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii in 1959. The crystals had an odd shape that, along with computer … Read more