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'Like a sudden bomb': See photos from space of Ethiopian volcano erupting for first time in 12,000 years
Hayli Gubbi, a shield volcano in northern Ethiopia, erupted for several hours on the morning of Sunday, Nov. 23 — the first eruption since the start of the Holocene.
Sistema Ox Bel Ha: A vast hidden system that's the longest underwater cave in the world
This incredible submerged cave network is the longest of its kind in the world and plays a vital role in the region.
Ruptures from 'silent' earthquakes deep in Earth's crust can heal themselves within hours
Researchers re-created the conditions deep inside the Cascadia subduction zone and found that fractured rocks can repair themselves during, or just hours after, slow-motion earthquakes.
Twin tornadoes tear perfectly parallel tracks through Mississippi during deadly 'superstorm'
Earth from space A satellite photo from March shows a pair of parallel tornado tracks in Mississippi, leftover from a deadly storm system that spawned over 100 twisters in more than a dozen U.S. states.
Arctic 'methane bomb' may not explode as permafrost thaws, new study suggests
Methanotrophs, including those that capture methane from the air, seem to outcompete methanogens in dry environments, a new study shows.
World's first global carbon tax was about to be introduced. Trump dealt a 'devastating blow' to the deal.
After the Trump administration threatened countries with tariffs and visa restrictions, a first-ever global carbon tax is left to an uncertain future.
Death Valley shrub rearranges its insides to thrive in one of the hottest places on Earth
Heat-loving plants that thrive in California's Death Valley could hold the key to growing crops in a changing climate.
Science history: Experiment shows mutations arise spontaneously, supporting pillar of Darwinian evolution — Nov. 20, 1943
Two bacteriologists showed that mutations arise spontaneously in bacterial cultures, thereby disproving Jean-Baptiste Lamarck's theory of evolution.
Extreme bloom of toxic algae swirls in Nevada's 'Pyramid Lake'
Earth from space A 2024 satellite photo shows an unusually active bloom of toxic cyanobacteria swirling in the water of Nevada's Pyramid Lake. Research suggests that the algae has been blooming there for at least 9,000 years.
