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DNA analysis of Pompeii victims rewrites the history of the 2,000-year-old tragic volcanic eruption

New DNA analysis of Pompeii victims reveals that many assumed family relationships based on proximi…

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These 'ghost villages' in Indonesia are all that remain after years of volcanic eruptions from Mount Sinabung

However, some villagers, without anywhere else to go, returned to their homes. In 2014, the volcano…

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Photos show Mount St. Helens, the most disastrous volcanic eruption in US history 44 years ago

Just a few years before the eruption, The New York Times described Mount St. Helens as a "relativel…

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New "fiery" exoplanet discovered, found to display volcanic activity like Jupiter's Io

In a known star system about 66 light years away from Sun, the astrophysicists discovered signal…

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Tonga volcanic eruption of 2022 depleted huge amounts of ozone rapidly, research finds

The Tongan volcanic eruption of 2022 caused large, rapid depletion of ozone by injecting huge amoun…

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"Clean air" might've been a culprit behind the massive warming the Earth is having to endure, experts speculate

The advent and adoption of new international shipping rules in 2020 cut out a ton of dirty fuel tra…

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Starship's first liftoff toward space created the equivalent of a volcanic eruption in the launchpad, physicist finds

SpaceX's Starship rocket atop its Super Heavy booster is the most powerful rocket in history, capab…

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Iceland issues state of emergency and closes world-famous Blue Lagoon over fears of a volcanic eruption

The Blue Lagoon, one of Iceland's most popular tourist attractions, has been closed as a precaution.

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Skeletons in Pompeii reveal earthquake in addition to volcanic eruption

The discovery of two skeletons in the ruins of Pompeii suggests powerful earthquakes accompanied th…

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Pompeii find reveals the secrets of life as a slave in Ancient Rome, frozen in time for almost 2,000 years by volcanic eruption

Archaeologists discovered a small bedroom used by slaves in a dig near the Roman city of Pompeii, I…

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Mass evacuation ordered in the Philippines after volcano erupts with 2 mile-high plumes of steam and ash

The alert level for Taal volcano, south of the capital Manila, was raised from level two to level t…

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A helicopter pilot and 2 of his passengers jumped into the ocean to escape a volcanic eruption that killed 22 people: 'The water is what saved us'

The pilot said he jumped into the ocean and held his breath until the black ash in the air started …

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NASA scientists say the Tonga volcano eruption shot out the highest ash plume satellites have ever captured

The Tonga volcano shot a plume of ash 36 miles high, into the third layer of Earth's atmosphere. Th…

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James Webb Space Telescope reveals one of the most mysterious worlds in the universe might have a volcanic moon

Mysterious brown dwarfs are neither planets nor stars, but this one somehow has northern lights, me…

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The most stunning satellite photos of 2022 show a world gripped by volcanic eruptions, war, and protests

On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a vicious war in Ukraine — a war Ukraine has mightily counter…

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'Cyrano' director reveals the crew had to pick up their cameras and run off Mount Etna when the volcano erupted during filming

Snowstorms and an erupting volcano almost derailed Joe Wright's plans to film a pivotal "Cyrano" sc…

Palmer Haasch   


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Videos show residents fleeing in terror as Indonesia's Mount Semeru volcano suddenly erupts and spews a gigantic ash cloud

Residents fled in terror as Mount Semeru, a volcano on the Indonesian island of Java, spewed a giga…

Joshua Zitser   


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New NASA photos offer a close look at Jupiter's fiery moon with erupting volcanos that dwarf anything on Earth

NASA's Juno spacecraft flew extremely close to Jupiter's eruptive moon Io and took some stunning ph…

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Tonga's volcanic eruption ruptured a giant undersea internet cable and knocked the country's internet offline

The government of Tonga said it will give priority to international calls and emails as it works to…

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Another 'explosive event' at St Vincent volcano has left the island struggling with power outages, limited water supplies, and blankets of ash

La Soufriere volcano on the Caribbean island of St Vincent first exploded on Friday. These eruption…

Joshua Zitser