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Mars Shergottite NWA 13441 Dated to 1.27 Billion Years, Filling Long Gap in Record

A peer‑reviewed samarium–neodymium study published in August 2026 suggests the rock records a previously unsampled mantle signature and prompts further isotopic tests.

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Small Hydrothermal Explosion at Yellowstone’s Biscuit Basin Creates New Boiling Pool

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Nevados de Chillán Raised to Yellow After Pyroclastic Pulses

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2mo ago

Giant's Causeway Formed in a Shorter Burst of Volcanism, Study Finds

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2mo ago

Superheating in Mafic Magma Can Shift Eruptions From Flows to Fountains

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2mo ago

Sahara Meteorite Points to Moon‑Size Lost Protoplanet

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2mo ago

Kīlauea Erupts in Episode 48, Sending 650‑Foot Lava Fountains and Ash Downwind

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2mo ago

Kilauea Breaks Single‑Eruption Lava‑Fountain Record With 48th Episode

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2mo ago

Japan to Rank Active Volcanoes by Eruption Risk

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2mo ago

Geyser-Like Eruption Creates 4-Meter Crater in Michoacán Home Patio

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3mo ago

Mount St. Helens, 46 Years Later, Is Quiet Under Watch

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3mo ago

Tonga Eruption’s Plume Rapidly Destroyed Methane, Satellite Study Finds

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Satellite Study Finds Tonga Eruption Triggered Days of Methane Breakdown

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3mo ago

Kīlauea’s Nine-Hour Summit Episode Ends With Alert Levels Lowered

Volcanology

Mars Shergottite NWA 13441 Dated to 1.27 Billion Years, Filling Long Gap in Record

Mount Pelée Placed on Yellow Alert After Late‑July Spike in Seismicity

Kīlauea Enters Episode 52 With 500‑Foot Lava Fountains at Halemaʻumaʻu

High-Resolution 3D Models Suggest Venus's Rift Valleys Are Recently Active

Tom Hiddleston’s Hybrid Pompeii Docuseries Debuts on Nat Geo and Streaming

Researchers Capture First In Situ Seafloor Spreading Event

3.6-Magnitude Quake Shakes Campi Flegrei, CO₂ Forces Metro Closure

Small Hydrothermal Explosion at Yellowstone’s Biscuit Basin Creates New Boiling Pool

Nevados de Chillán Raised to Yellow After Pyroclastic Pulses

Giant's Causeway Formed in a Shorter Burst of Volcanism, Study Finds

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Volcanology

Superheating in Mafic Magma Can Shift Eruptions From Flows to Fountains

Sahara Meteorite Points to Moon‑Size Lost Protoplanet

Kīlauea Erupts in Episode 48, Sending 650‑Foot Lava Fountains and Ash Downwind

Kilauea Breaks Single‑Eruption Lava‑Fountain Record With 48th Episode

Japan to Rank Active Volcanoes by Eruption Risk

Geyser-Like Eruption Creates 4-Meter Crater in Michoacán Home Patio

Mount St. Helens, 46 Years Later, Is Quiet Under Watch

Tonga Eruption’s Plume Rapidly Destroyed Methane, Satellite Study Finds

Satellite Study Finds Tonga Eruption Triggered Days of Methane Breakdown

Kīlauea’s Nine-Hour Summit Episode Ends With Alert Levels Lowered

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