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Iceland villages in danger of 'crack collapse,' ground swelling following volcanic eruption
By Sascha Pare published
The ground below the Icelandic fishing town of Grindavík is so fissured and unstable following the volcanic eruption earlier this month that it could collapse, officials have warned.

Underwater Santorini volcano eruption 520,000 years ago was 15 times bigger than record-breaking Tonga eruption
By Sascha Pare published
A 500-foot-thick layer of pumice rock on the Mediterranean seabed indicates Santorini volcano ejected 15 times more material than Hunga-Tonga during a previously unknown eruption.

City-sized holes on Antarctica's ice shelves offer tantalizing 'window' into the frozen continent's underworld
By Bradley Van Paridon published
Enormous holes on Antarctica's ice shelves appear to be linked with the formation of icebergs, study reveals.

World's largest deep-sea coral reef found lurking beneath the Gulf Stream 'right on the doorstep' of US coast
By Harry Baker published
A new deep-sea mapping project has revealed near-continuous reefs of cold-water corals spanning an area the size of Vermont just off the southeast U.S. coastline.

Heat bursts from Iceland's recent eruptions in eerie NASA satellite image
By Kiley Price published
Satellite images reveal the heat still radiating from the reawakened volcano in Iceland.

Doomsday Clock hovers at 90 seconds to midnight for 2nd year in a row
By Sascha Pare published
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists cited the threat of nuclear escalation in Ukraine, climate change and disruptive technologies as reasons to keep the clock at 90 seconds to midnight.

Will the Doomsday Clock stand still or creep closer to midnight? Here's how to watch the reveal on Tuesday.
By Sascha Pare published
Watch the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' annual Doomsday Clock announcement to find out if 2024 is the year we creep closer than ever to a human-made apocalypse.

Why does Norway have so many fjords?
By Laurel Hamers published
Fjords, many of them sculpted over many ice ages, can form all over Earth. So why does Norway have so many?
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