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Important Discovery of Pluto's Ice Volcano
Ice volcanoes have been found to exist on a number of icy moons in the Solar System, however the ice volcanoes on Pluto have a different appearance from all other ice volcanoes seen.
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Earthquakes & Volcanoes
Understand the forces that reshape Earth through plate tectonics, earthquakes, faults, magma and volcanic eruptions.
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Italy: Earthquake shook the island of Sicily, dozens of people were injured
Initial reports indicate that the earthquake occurred at 2:34 am on October 6 with the epicenter in the town of Santa Maria di Licodia at a depth of…
Italy: Earthquake on Ischia tourist island, dozens of people loved
According to a reporter in Italy, authorities said the earthquake also caused residents and tourists on the island to panic and rushed out of the str…
Italy: Earthquake of 6.2 Richter scale, almost the entire town was completely destroyed
The magnitude of the magnitude 6.2 earthquake on August 24 destroyed almost a town in Central Italy. According to initial information, at least 6 peo…
Philippines: Earthquake in typhoon Haiyan
A powerful earthquake of 4.5 on the Richter scale shook Bohol Island, one of the most heavily attacked by Haiyan in the Philippines.
Russia: Earthquake, gas pipeline explosion in Sochi
A gas pipeline exploded before a moderate intensity earthquake occurred in Russia's resort on the Black Sea coast of Russia, which will take place in…
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The 'world's most useless' volcano: Turned into a cooking stove for locals.
Monte Busca is considered to have completely lost its 'volcanic pride'.
Space science
Where is the largest volcano in the Solar System?
Mount Olympus on Mars is the largest mountain in the Solar System and is believed to be the tallest of the eight planets.
Environment
Mud Volcano in Indonesia - A Devastating Natural Disaster from Both Natural Force and Human Greed
Mud volcanoes form when a combination of mud, liquids, and gases erupts onto the Earth's surface.
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UAE spacecraft takes photos of the solar system's largest volcano
The UAE's Hope probe sent back its first image of Mars days after successfully entering orbit around the planet.
Health
Japan develops breakthrough medicine from... volcano crater
A new drug that promises to save millions of lives is being developed based on a discovery made half a century ago in a crater in Cameroon.
Environment
In less than a year, a volcano in Iceland erupted 7 times.
The Icelandic Meteorological Organization (IMO) said that early on the morning of November 21, Vietnam time, a volcano erupted on the Reykjanes peninsula, about 30km sou…
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The volcano suddenly erupted, causing people to scream in panic.
Locals were left screaming in panic after seeing the volcano in San José de Mulatos, Colombia suddenly erupt.
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'Super volcano' explodes in the sky, tearing space apart
The Hubble Telescope captured an image that NASA describes as
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Indonesia: Earthquake rocked Papua province
A strong earthquake occurred this afternoon (December 22) that shook Papua province in Indonesia. There is no information about damage or casualties.
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America: Earthquake collapsed coal mine, six missing miners
An earthquake occurred in a coal mine in Utah (western America) that collapsed a tunnel in the mine. More than 200 people participated in the search for six missing mine…
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Japan: Earthquake, 800 people were injured
This morning (July 16), a strong earthquake in northwestern Japan killed at least 7 people and injured more than 800 people, destroyed many homes and caused a fire at a…
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Mother's volcano - Taal Volcano
Taal Volcano is a very strange volcano. In the crater pit there is a small volcano, like a kangaroo kangaroo carrying its child in the belly pocket. Taal volcano along w…
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Indonesia: Earthquake makes volcanic activity strong
The Indonesian volcanic watchdog on September 17 said the earthquake that shook Sumatra last week made three volcanoes in the area more active, but not dangerous.
Environment
The world's southernmost volcano spews gold dust. How much gold is worth each day?
An active volcano in Antarctica not only spews ash like other volcanoes, but also spews gold dust.
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The undersea volcano can explode
Using a super-small detector, Professor Christoph Helo at McGill (Canada), has demonstrated that eruptions can also happen to underground volcanoes.
Environment
What is volcano? How is volcano formed?
Volcanoes have caused a great deal of influence on the lives of people living in the vicinity of this phenomenon. But have you ever asked what volcano is?
Environment
The most deadly volcano in America revived
Research by US geological experts points to St. Helen, the most active volcano in the northwest Pacific, is capable of erupting after a decade of oversleeping.
Environment
Colombia alarms high on Nevado del Ruiz volcano
Colombia's National Institute of Environment and Weather (IDEAM) on April 8 issued a high alert to residential areas near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Caldas and Tolim…
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The world's first artificial volcano
While exploring underground rock layers in Hawaii, the workers of an American company accidentally hit magma and their drill created a volcano.
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Super volcano about to wake up, threatening 100 million people
Scientists believe that this amount of magma is up to 32km and is increasingly tending to spray upwards.