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The Gusher: Underwater Video of Oil Spill

Engraved with concentric circles and solar rays, Vasagård's “sun stones” may have been made and buried in response to a volcanic eruption. (Credit: National Museum of Denmark)

Sun Stones

Learn more about the sun stones, shale artifacts that were sacrificed at the Neolithic site of Vasagård after a volcanic eruption shaded the Sun.

To Survive Volcanic Winter, Stone-Age Europeans Sacrificed Sun Stones

topograhical-map-of-islands-and-ocean

Learn more about this seafloor mapping initiative and how having a clear understanding of seafloors can help in ecological and economic safety. 

How Mapping the Seafloor Benefits Science and Safety 

Yellowstone Caldera

Learn why there may be movement below Yellowstone, but the likelihood of a massive volcanic eruption there remains low.

Magma Beneath Yellowstone Appears to be on the Move 

mount-tambora-crator-at-sunrise

Learn how ash from Mount Tambora changed the planet’s climate. Could another eruption do the same thing?

Mount Tambora’s 1815 Eruption Altered the Planet — Could It Happen Again?

The eye of Hurricane Beryl is seen in this image acquired by a Sentinel 2 satellite on July 1, 2024. The image is about 40 miles wide. (Credit: Modified Copernicus Sentinel data processed by Pierre Markuse.)

The Eye of Hurricane Beryl

The final installment in a review of Earth's over-heated, storm-tossed but also beauty-filled year.

A Year on Planet Earth — Part 3

Lava fountaining at Kīlauea within the Halema'uma'u Crater on December 30, 2024 with a USGS scientist taking video of the eruption. Credit: USGS/HVO/Matthew Patrick

Fountaining at Kīlauea 

One of the most common features found at large volcanoes are calderas, formed by the collapse of the land due to eruption. The scale of these features varies a lot depending on if you're on Earth or Mars.

The Gusher: Underwater Video of Oil Spill

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