Robin Wylie

University College London

Articles by: Robin Wylie

planet earth, volcanoes, eruptions, volcanic activity, volcano season

Why Are So Many Volcanoes Erupting?

By Robin Wylie published

While volcanoes may not have “seasons” as we know them, scientists have started to discern intriguing patterns in their activity.

2013 Perseid Meteors Over Lime Lake, MI

The Meteoric Rise of Life?

By Robin Wylie published

Were life's origins aided by the impacts of asteroids and comets?

The double-ringed crater on Mercury pictured in the lower left of this image appears to be filled with smooth plains material, perhaps volcanic in nature. The MESSENGER spacecraft took this image during its closest approach to Mercury on Jan. 14, 2008 usi

Did Volcano on Mercury Erupt for a Billion Years? (Op-Ed)

By Robin Wylie published

A volcano on Mercury may have been active over an unprecedented billion-year time span.

Samalas caldera and Segara Anak lake

Volcano Detectives Uncover Monster Ancient Eruption (Op-Ed)

By Robin Wylie published

An 800-year-old ash layer reveals a massive volcanic event — but where was the eruption?

Kilauea volcano erupting

Long Invisible, Research Shows Volcanic CO2 Levels Are Staggering (Op-Ed)

By Robin Wylie published

How much carbon dioxide actually comes from volcanoes?

volcano facts, volcano eruptions

Hawaiian Mythology Digs Deep into Volcanic Past (Op-Ed)

By Robin Wylie published

Hawaiian myths are revealing ancient eruptions to scientists.

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