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![An aerial view of islands along the Aegean sea](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/abauJtStRob3BfjkXLR6VY-320-80.jpg)
An undersea eruption rocked the Aegean 520,000 years ago
By Molly Colleen McCanta published
Scientists discovered an unknown volcanic eruption that rocked the seafloor in the Aegean more than 500,000 years ago.
![An aerial photo of a massive cloud of smoke over a forest](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hRbKUhURTGfNRoZBLMxsrD-320-80.jpg)
'Wall of flames' from out-of-control Canadian wildfire devastates town of Jasper and national park
By Patrick Pester published
Firefighters are battling a 'monster' wildfire in the evacuated town of Jasper and Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada.
![People on a small wooden boat gliding across Lake Kivu with hills in the background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X9Q65Nu3QiCFNNpQfCqEuZ-320-80.jpg)
Lake Kivu: The ticking time bomb that could one day explode and unleash a massive, deadly gas cloud
By Sascha Pare published
Lake Kivu, one of the African Great Lakes, sits along a tectonic plate boundary called the East African Rift, which is dotted with hot springs that feed carbon dioxide and methane into the water.
![A photo of a snowy mountain range with a Moroccan building in the foreground](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y3KWj9AQG6DNPMmtwFDMBS-320-80.jpg)
'Upwelling' deep in the mantle triggered magnitude 6.8 Morocco earthquake
By Rebecca Owen, Eos.org published
Researchers found the 2023 Morocco earthquake was triggered by movement miles below Earth's surface.
![A stock image of the Pacific Ocean at sunset from space.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YkLjnAqBbH5VuLmg2RF8BS-320-80.jpg)
There's a 2nd El Niño — and scientists just figured out how it works
By Patrick Pester published
A new simulation shows that an El Niño-like climate pattern begins near New Zealand and Australia, and can trigger temperature changes across the Southern Hemisphere.
![An aerial photo of a wide fjord with mountains in the background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DyrF2zmNoFze5kCYL5ejqX-320-80.jpg)
'Failed' microcontinent found hiding beneath Greenland and Canada
By Stephanie Pappas published
The Davis Strait, west of Greenland, holds a long-lost chunk of an almost-continent that didn't quite form about 58 million years ago.
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World's loneliest tree species can't reproduce without a mate. So AI is looking for one hidden in the forests of South Africa.
By Richard Pallardy published
A single specimen of an ancient tree species was found in 1895. Now scientists are using AI to find it a mate.
![Yellowstone National Park staff examine the damage caused by a geyser eruption in Biscuit Basin. We see a broken boardwalk and damaged guardrails.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fvLHTfWocm5NnddrGRLDd5-320-80.jpg)
'Spectacular and definitely hazardous': Yellowstone geyser erupts, firing steam and debris over nearby tourists
By Sascha Pare published
A hydrothermal eruption Tuesday (July 23) morning surprised visitors walking among the colorful hot springs in Yellowstone National Park's Biscuit Basin, near the famous Old Faithful geyser.
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