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Drone footage reveals dramatic Iceland volcanic eruption
livescience   23 March 2021   Iceland  
A helicopter flies over the eruption. (Image credit: Vilhelm Gunnarsson via Getty Images)
<p>After a 900-year nap, a volcano in Iceland erupted Friday (March 19), spewing tendrils of molten lava down its flanks and bathing the cloudy night sky in an ominous orange-red. <br />Gorgeous and fiery photos show the Fagradalsfjall volcano, located about ...
10 geological discoveries that absolutely rocked 2020
livescience   27 December 2020   World  
(Image credit: National Park Service)
<p>This year, scientists uncovered some of the Earth's most well-kept secrets. They found hidden rivers, chunks of lost continents and remnants of ancient rainforests, and they delved into the planet's ancient history using cutting-edge technologies. Who knows ...
The World's Thickest Mountain Glacier Is Finally Melting, and Climate Change Is 100% to Blame
livescience   07 November 2019   Alaska  
Taku Glacier in Alaska can be seen holding strong in this satellite image captured in August 2014. (Image: © NASA Earth Observatory)
<p>Massive and meaty, the Taku Glacier in Alaska's Juneau Icefield was a poster child for the frozen places holding their own against climate change. As the largest of 20 major glaciers in the region and one of the single thickest glaciers in the world (it ...
Lost Underwater ‘City’ Revealed as Natural Geological Formation
livescience   02 June 2016   Greece   Zakynthos  
Disc and doughnut-shaped structures appeared to be architectural remnants of a city, but scientific analysis showed the formations to actually be a naturally occurring geological phenomenon
<p>What was thought to be an underwater, lost city is actually a naturally occurring geological phenomenon.<br />Pipe-like, disc and doughnut-shaped structures discovered by underwater divers near the island of Zakynthos, Greece, were originally believed to ...