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Computer scientist to 'unroll' papyrus scrolls buried by Vesuvius
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 24, 2009 |
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On Aug. 24, 79 A.D., Italy's Mount Vesuvius exploded, burying the Roman towns of Herculaneum and Pompeii under tons of super-heated ash, rock and debris in one of the most famous volcanic eruptions in history.
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New map hints at Venus's wet, volcanic past (w/ Video)
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Venus Express has charted the first map of Venus's southern hemisphere at infrared wavelengths. The new map hints that our neighbouring world may once have been more Earth-like, with both, ...
New trigger found for volcanic eruptions
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 06, 2006 |
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New insights into what might trigger the eruption of Mount St Helens and other potentially explosive volcanoes are reported today in Nature by scientists working at the University of Bristol, UK.
First evidence of under-ice volcanic eruption in Antarctica
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 20, 2008 |
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The first evidence of a volcanic eruption from beneath Antarctica’s most rapidly changing ice sheet is reported this week in the journal Nature Geosciences. The volcano on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet erupted 2000 years ...
Mars Express reveals the Red Planet's volcanic past
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 14, 2008 |
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A new analysis of impact cratering data from Mars reveals that the planet has undergone a series of global volcanic upheavals. These violent episodes spewed lava and water onto the surface, sculpting the landscape ...
Ocean floor geysers warm flowing sea water
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 22, 2008 |
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An international team of earth scientists report movement of warmed sea water through the flat, Pacific Ocean floor off Costa Rica. The movement is greater than that off midocean volcanic ridges. The finding suggests possible ...
Yellowstone's ancient supervolcano: Only lukewarm?
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 27, 2008 |
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The geysers of Yellowstone National Park owe their eistence to the "Yellowstone hotspot"--a region of molten rock buried deep beneath Yellowstone, geologists have found. But how hot is this "hotspot," and ...
Volcano taming
Jun 05, 2008 |
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Could macro-scale chemical engineering be used to stop a volcanic lava flow in its tracks and save potentially thousands of lives and homes when the next eruption occurs? That's the question R.D. Schuiling of Geochem Research ...
Tectonic plates act like variable thermostat
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 13, 2007 |
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Like a quilt that loses heat between squares, the earth’s system of tectonic plates lets warmth out at every stitch.
Study shows earthquakes may quickly boost regional volcanoes
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 10, 2007 |
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Scientists using NASA satellite data have found strong evidence that a major earthquake can lead to a nearly immediate increase in regional volcanic activity.
Hot climate could shut down plate tectonics
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 12, 2008 |
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A new study of possible links between climate and geophysics on Earth and similar planets finds that prolonged heating of the atmosphere can shut down plate tectonics and cause a planet's crust to become locked in place.
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