A volcano in southern Iran thought to have been extinct for some 710,000 years has stirred. New research published Oct. 7 in the journal Geophysical Research Letters finds that an area of ground near the Taftan volcano’s summit rose 3.5 inches (9 centimeters) over 10 months between July 2023 and May 2024. The uplift has not yet receded, suggesting a …
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An artificial intelligence (AI) model has revealed never-before-seen geological structures at Italy’s Campi Flegrei volcano, including a clear “ring fault” that could unleash magnitude 5 earthquakes. So far in 2025, Campi Flegrei has produced five earthquakes above magnitude 4, and the volcano has been showing signs of unrest since 2005. But most of the earthquakes triggered in the region are …
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This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Buried deep in Greenland’s ice sheet lies a puzzling chemical signature that has sparked intense scientific debate. A sharp spike in platinum concentrations, discovered in an ice core (a cylinder of ice drilled out of ice sheets and glaciers) and …
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IN A NUTSHELL 🌋 Scientists discovered a thriving marine ecosystem within a once-dormant underwater volcano. 🔍 The volcano emits mineral-rich hot water, fostering diverse marine life. 🐟 An unprecedented number of white skate ray eggs were found at the site. 🌊 The discovery highlights the need for deep-sea conservation and responsible exploration. Off the coast of Vancouver Island, an unexpected …
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Buried deep in Greenland’s ice sheet lies a puzzling chemical signature that has sparked intense scientific debate. A sharp spike in platinum concentrations, discovered in an ice core (a cylinder of ice drilled out of ice sheets and glaciers) and dated to around 12,800 years ago, has provided support for a hypothesis that the Earth was struck by an exotic …
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UPDATE – (10:50 a.m.) – The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says the beginning of Episode 33 lava fountaining “is most likely today or tomorrow at the latest”, although it could still be delayed if current conditions change. From an Observatory update posted on Thursday morning at 9:22 a.m. HST: The Uēkahuna tiltmeter (UWD) has recorded approximately 22.5 microradians of inflationary …
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“Over One Million Giant Eggs”: Scientists Discover Massive Skate Ray Nursery on Active Underwater Volcano Off Vancouver Island Energy Reporters Source link
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Europe’s closest thing to a supervolcano has been stirring for the past 20 years, culminating in a significant spike in seismic activity since the beginning of 2022. Naturally, these developments have got people’s bottoms squeaking, although the likelihood of a full-blown eruption is something scientists are still trying to calculate. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please …
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Italy’s Campi Flegrei has been restless again when it comes to earthquakes, and a new AI approach is helping scientists see what the ground is really doing. In a peer-reviewed study, researchers from Stanford University, along with colleagues at INGV Osservatorio Vesuviano and the University of Naples Federico II, reanalyzed continuous seismic records. The team found more than four times …
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Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted again this week, spewing lava 500 feet into the air from the crater at its summit, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The eruption ended around 8 p.m. local time on Tuesday night, after producing approximately 337 million cubic feet of molten rock over a 13-hour period. This marked the 32nd episode in an ongoing eruption event at Kilauea, one …
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