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'Atlantis' volcano gives tips for mega-eruptions

Around 1630 BC, a super-volcano blew apart the Aegean island of Santorini, an event so violent that some theorists say it nurtured the legend of Atlantis.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Bigger, scarier weapons help spiders get the girl (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- If you're a red-headed guy with eight bulging eyes and a unibrow, size does indeed matter for getting the girl.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

NASA satellite observes unusually hot July in the Great Plains

Much of the United States sweated through an unusually humid heat wave during July, a month that brought record-breaking temperatures to many areas across the Great Plains. As temperatures soared, NASA satellites ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Unique volcanic complex discovered on Moon's far side

(PhysOrg.com) -- Analysis of new images of a curious “hot spot” on the far side of the Moon reveal it to be a small volcanic province created by the upwelling of silicic magma. The unusual location ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (16) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Evolved stars locked in fatalistic dance

White dwarfs are the burned-out cores of stars like our Sun. Astronomers have discovered a pair of white dwarfs spiraling into one another at breakneck speeds. Today, these white dwarfs are so near they make ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Scientists tie Colorado River flooding to San Andreas quakes

Researchers believe Colorado River damming projects that followed the creation of the Salton Sea could be one reason why Southern California is overdue for a major earthquake.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 10, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 3

Scientists track motions of shifting plates using GPS sensors

The Pacific Northwest is a restless place. The ground is being shoved by tectonic plates. Snow-capped volcanoes inflate and deflate in concert with the creep of molten rock. Coastlines bulge as tension builds on an offshore ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Twisted ring of gas orbits galactic center

The Herschel Space Observatory scanned the center of the galaxy in far-infrared and found a cool (in all senses of the word) twisting ring of rapidly orbiting gas clouds. The ring is estimated to have dimensions ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 3

Surprise: Dwarf galaxy harbors supermassive black hole

(PhysOrg.com) -- The surprising discovery of a supermassive black hole in a small nearby galaxy has given astronomers a tantalizing look at how black holes and galaxies may have grown in the early history ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jan 09, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Spitzer sees shrouded burst of stars

(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have found a stunning burst of star formation that beams out as much infrared light as an entire galaxy. The collision of two spiral galaxies ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 23, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 15 | with audio podcast


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