http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- A team of geologists led by Cindy Ebinger of the University of Rochester have deployed 16 seismic sensors on one of the Galapagos Islands to study the processes of ocean island formation -- particularly those that occur right above mantle "hotspots." http://www.physorg.com/news171734872.html Space & Earth Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:30:01 EST news171734872 (PhysOrg.com) -- An analysis of Martian meteorites has led scientists to believe that Mars was molten for up to 100 million years after it formed, thwarting the evolution of early life on the planet. http://www.physorg.com/news167407498.html Space & Earth Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:05:57 EST news167407498 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists drilling a borehole deep into Iceland`s rocky crust to explore new methods of using geothermal energy hit a major roadblock on Thursday: Their drill ran into molten rock at a depth of 6,900 feet. http://www.physorg.com/news165513789.html Space & Earth Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:03:43 EST news165513789 By using a super-computer to virtually squeeze and heat iron-bearing minerals under conditions that would have existed when the Earth crystallized from an ocean of magma to its solid form 4.5 billion years ago, two UC Davis geochemists have produced the first picture of how different isotopes of iron were initially distributed in the solid Earth. http://www.physorg.com/news164296785.html Space & Earth Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:40:01 EST news164296785 A University of Missouri study published in Nature this week has found that the Earth's crust melts easier than previously thought. In the study, researchers measured how well rocks conduct heat at different temperatures and found that as rocks get hotter in the Earth's crust, they become better insulators and poorer conductors. This finding provides insight into how magmas are formed and will lead to better models of continental collision and the formation of mountain belts. http://www.physorg.com/news156605742.html Space & Earth Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:36:12 EST news156605742 On the ground and in the water, an international team of researchers has been collecting imaging data on the Soufriere Hills Volcano in Montserrat to understand the internal structure of the volcano and how and when it erupts. http://www.physorg.com/news148906924.html Space & Earth Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:02:04 EST news148906924 (PhysOrg.com) -- A crew drilling on the Big Island of Hawaii has discovered magma, the molten rock material - never before found in its natural habitat underground - that is the central ingredient in the evolution of planets and the lifeblood of all volcanoes. http://www.physorg.com/news148664988.html Space & Earth Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:49:48 EST news148664988 Although the Soufriere Hills volcano on Montserrat exhibits cycles of eruption and quiet, an international team of researchers found that magma is continuously supplied from deep in the crust but that a valve acts below a shallower magma chamber, releasing lava to the surface periodically. http://www.physorg.com/news142778457.html Space & Earth Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:40:57 EST news142778457 (PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, researchers have taken a detailed look at what lies beneath all of Iceland's volcanoes - and found a world far more complex than they ever imagined. http://www.physorg.com/news135253427.html Space & Earth Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:23:47 EST news135253427 This discovery overturns a longtime belief by geologists, who thought that carbon dioxide was incapable of dissolving in magma, said Calvin Barnes, professor of geosciences and lead investigator. http://www.physorg.com/news134893218.html Space & Earth Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:20:18 EST news134893218