Two dinosaurs that died in China during the Cretaceous were fossilized in 3D — but it probably wasn’t a volcanic eruption that killed and preserved them. Source: https://www.livescience.com/agu-dinosaurs-3d-cretaceous-pompeii.html
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Are There Active Volcanoes on Mars?
Mars is a dead planet — “Or is it?” asks the New York Times:
Previous research has hinted at volcanic eruptions on Mars 2.5 million years ago. But a new paper suggests an eruption occurred as recently as 53,000 years ago in a region called Cerberus Fossae, which would be the youngest known volcanic eruption on Mars. That drives home the prospect…
How Jupiter’s moon Io gets its hellish atmosphere
Hot, active volcanoes produce almost half of Jupiter’s moon Io’s sulfur atmosphere, according to new observations using the ALMA telescope. The rest comes from cold sulfur deposits that freeze on the surface, then sublimate in sunlight. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/io-sulfur-volcanoes-hot-so2-cold-so2…
Is Mars still volcanically active? New study says maybe
Scientists studying the ancient Martian Tissint meteorite say they’ve found new evidence that Mars was volcanically active a few hundred million years ago … and may still be today. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/is-mars-still-volcanically-active-tissint-meteorite…
Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano is erupting
Anak Krakatau (Child of Krakatau) volcano began erupting last night – Friday, April 10, 2020 – according to clocks in Indonesia. The eruption is not thought to be major. Webcams caught its beauty. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/anak-krakatau-volcano-eruption-april-2020…
An asteroid strike may have popped the surface of Mars
An unusually round and symmetrical deposit on Mars may be the result of an impact that popped the surface of the planet, causing a volcanic eruption less than 200,000 years ago Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2239910-an-asteroid-strike-may-have-popped-the-surface-of-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Volcanic eruption turned victims’ brains to glass
This dire fate awaited the residents of Herculaneum when Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year 79. It is perhaps the best known volcanic disaster in hist… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/334034/volcanic-eruption-turned-victims-brains-to-glass…
Australia’s fire-driven storms are pumping smoke into the stratosphere
Thunderstorms generated by the Australian bushfires are very likely to have pumped as much smoke into the stratosphere as a volcanic eruption Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2230017-australias-fire-driven-storms-are-pumping-smoke-into-the-stratosphere/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Today’s volcano in New Zealand is on the Pacific Ring of Fire
Here’s information about New Zealand’s White Island volcano – which erupted earlier today – in the context of the Pacific Ring of Fire. Background on the volcano and why these volcanoes erupt. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/what-is-the-ring-of-fire…
Why 536 Was ‘the Worst Year To Be Alive’
Ask medieval historian Michael McCormick what year was the worst to be alive, and he’s got an answer: “536.” Not 1349, when the Black Death wiped out half of Europe. Not 1918, when the flu killed 50 million to 100 million people, mostly young adults. But 536. From a report: In Europe, “It was the beginning of one of the worst…