Massive Supereruptions Might Not Trigger the Apocalypse, Just Decades of Chaos
An ultra-powerful eruption 79,500 years ago may not have disrupted the climate as badly as feared, according to Earth ...
Vesuvius Erupted, but When Exactly?
Two thousand years on, scholars still don’t agree on the day the destruction of Pompeii began. Two new studies only fan the ...
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Italy's Campi Flegrei volcano may unleash devastating eruptions more often than we thought, ancient outburst suggests
A new look at an ancient eruption at Campi Flegrei raises new questions about the propensity of the still-active volcano, ...
New findings date Los Chocoyos supereruption to 79,500 years ago, and show Earth bounced back within decades
An international team of Earth and life scientists, hydrologists, chemists, and physicists, has found evidence showing that ...
This man’s brain turned to glass 2,000 years ago—scientists think they know why
Nearly 2,000 years ago, a young man lay in his bed in Herculaneum, unaware that he was about to become part of history in one ...
Ancient Vesuvius victim's brain turned to glass by extreme ash cloud heat
A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports described how a young man's brain was transformed into glass ...
Volcanoes are erupting all over the world: See where lava is flowing
The tallest volcano in Europe, Italy's Mount Etna, and the world's most active volcano, Kilauea in Hawaii, erupting again.
600 Foot Lava Explosion From Kilauea Volcano (Video)
Incredible footage of the Kilauea Volcano shows lava shooting over 600 feet into the air earlier this week on Tuesday evening ...
How realistic is the mega disaster in the latest episode of Hulu’s ‘Paradise’?
Scientists provide real-life examples of global tsunamis and supervolcanic eruptions that could devastate Earth, inspired by Hulu’s show “Paradise.” ...
How did this man's brain turn to glass? Scientists have a theory
A young man was lying in his bed when a viciously hot cloud of ash swept down from the erupting Mount Vesuvius and turned his ...
A young man’s brain turned to glass during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Scientists say they have figured out how
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius 2,000 years ago turned a victim’s brain tissue into glass. Scientists say they have figured ...
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How a volcanic eruption turned a human brain into glass
Fragments from the brain of a man killed by the Mount Vesuvius eruption in the year 79 are smooth and shiny but still contain ...