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Robots to Help Explain Underwater Volcano Growth
The history of Earth’s tectonic plates is a fascinating one, and worth study. As they are pulled apart by forces in the Earth, rocks from deep within the mantle are pulled up to fill in the gap left behind. As they rise, the rocks start to melt and subsequently form thousands of volcanoes on the […]
Did Earth Once Have Multiple Moons?
The history of planet Earth is a fascinating story, involving catastrophic collisions with other small planets and a veritable plethora of asteroid impacts. What we see around us today has been here for a relatively short amount of time, and what came before is of great interest to many of us. So I was immediately […]
Massive Volcano had Massive Effects
Some four hundred years ago, in the upland region of southern Peru, a volcano named Huaynaputina exploded; catastrophically. It was February 19, 1600, and is recorded as the largest volcanic explosion in South America in historic times.
And now scientists believe that its eruption may have had societal and agricultural impacts worldwide.
The local damage that was […]
Mass Extinctions Not So Easy to Come Back From
A recent report from the University of Bristol, and published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B this week, focuses on just what it takes for real recovery to take place after a mass extinction. The study, conducted by Sarda Sahney and Professor Michael Benton focused upon the mass extinction at the end of […]
Fifth Planet to Blame for Earth and Moon’s Battering
Just as early man would slowly discover the land “just over the mountain”, so has modern man furthered our knowledge of the Sol system. First we were at its center, then the church allowed us to orbit the sun – how gracious of them. We knew of 5 planets in the solar system along […]
250 Million Years From Now: Pangaea 2.0
If you’re looking for a great daily website thzat will keep you entertained and awe inspired each day, then you should check out the ‘Astronomy Picture of the Day’ website. You’ll be treated to some of the greatest astronomy related photographs, and, in all reality, when you’re waking up and dealing with the first coffee […]
