Flights scrapped as new volcanic eruptions hit Canaries
Fresh volcanic eruptions in Spain's Canary Islands prompted the cancellation of flights, airport authorities said Friday, the first since the Cumbre Vieja volcano came to life again......»»
Io has 266 active volcanic hotspots linked by a global magma ocean, finds study
Jupiter's Io stands apart from the solar system's other moons, with its numerous volcanoes and its surface dominated by lava flows. Io's surface volcanism was confirmed in 1979 when the Voyager spacecraft imaged it, but its volcanic nature isn't dupl.....»»
Mystery of volcanic tsunami solved after 373 years
The explosion of the underwater volcano Kolumbo in the Aegean Sea in 1650 triggered a destructive tsunami that was described by historical eye witnesses. A group of researchers led by Dr. Jens Karstens from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Resea.....»»
Lexus LF-ZC and LF-ZL concepts show extreme aero can look extremely good
Welcome to 2026 and the future of Lexus as an all-electric brand. Enlarge / The Lexus LF-ZC on display at the Tokyo Auto Show. (credit: Tim Stevens) Toyota provided flights from Newark, New Jersey, to Tokyo, Japan, and f.....»»
Adding crushed rock to farmland pulls carbon out of the air, field test shows
Adding crushed volcanic rock to cropland could play a key role in removing carbon from the air. In a field study, scientists at the University of California, Davis, and Cornell University found the technology stored carbon in the soil even during an.....»»
Washington"s volcanoes are experiencing seismic tremors from an unlikely source—glaciers
Most people think of seismic activity as the result of movement along faults or of violent volcanic eruptions. But seismic events can have other causes, including floods and even large crowds of excited fans—such as those at Taylor Swift's recent S.....»»
Why Have Climate Catastrophes Toppled Some Civilizations but Not Others?
Researchers are honing in on what helps societies survive climate shocks, like the volcanic eruptions that helped fell the Roman Empire or the drought that plagued the ancient Mayans......»»
India conducts space flight test ahead of planned mission to take astronauts into space in 2025
India successfully carried out Saturday the first of a series of key test flights after overcoming a technical glitch ahead of its planned mission to take astronauts into space by 2025, the space agency said......»»
Juno completes its closest flyby of Io yet
Jupiter's ocean moons capture most of our attention because of their potential habitability. But Io, Jupiter's bad-boy volcanic moon, is in a class of its own. There's nothing else like it in the solar system, and NASA's Juno spacecraft captured new.....»»
Deadly Storm Babet batters Scotland and Scandinavia
Two people died and families were trapped in flooded homes in Scotland Friday as Storm Babet moved east, prompting the cancellation of flights and ferries in Scandinavia......»»
Report: Jon Stewart’s Apple TV+ show ends, Apple resisted coverage of topics including AI and China
Despite being renewed for more episodes, “The Problem with Jon Stewart” is ending, according to a report in The New York Times. Filming for season three was set to begin soon, but those plans have now been scrapped. According to the newspaper,.....»»
Enhancing the safety and efficacy of drone flights in polar regions
Collecting accurate weather data in remote and challenging environments like the polar regions and mountains can be extremely difficult. These areas often lack the infrastructure and resources needed for traditional weather stations, and the harsh we.....»»
Pixel 8 features that almost made the cut!
The Pixel 8 smartphones from Google come with a host of new features that are pretty cool, but here are some features that apparently were scrapped ahead of the launch. The post Pixel 8 features that almost made the cut! appeared first on Phandroid......»»
Kia EV5 revealed, but US future is uncertain for this electric crossover
The new compact electric SUV will go on sale in China and South Korea first. Enlarge / There's a very distinct family resemblance between the EV9 and the EV5 (pictured). (credit: Kia) Kia provided flights from Los Angele.....»»
High mountains, high diversity: For how long have the Andes controlled South America"s biodiversity?
With the aid of stable hydrogen isotopes in volcanic glass, an international research team, including Senckenberg geoscientist Prof. Dr. Andreas Mulch, has studied the uplift history of the Andes Plateau. In their study, published in the journal Proc.....»»
Lethal climate change millions of years ago was due to volcanic eruptions, scientists conclude
Climate change that has occurred over the past 260 million years and brought about mass extinctions of life during these periods was due to massive volcanic eruptions and subsequent environmental crises, concludes a team of scientists......»»
Increase in forest fires may damage the crucial ozone layer
All particles that reach the atmosphere cause different chemical reactions. Particles come partly from natural sources such as volcanic eruptions and forest fires, and partly from pollution and emissions. Aerosol researcher Johan Friberg studies part.....»»
Discovery of massive undersea water reservoir could explain New Zealand"s mysterious slow earthquakes
Researchers have discovered a sea's worth of water locked within the sediment and rock of a lost volcanic plateau that's now deep in the Earth's crust. Revealed by a 3D seismic image, the water lies two miles under the ocean floor off the coast of Ne.....»»
When will we see an electric BMW M car? We speak to its boss to find out
BMW's in-house performance division is waiting on 2025's Neue Klasse to arrive. Enlarge (credit: BMW) BMW provided flights from Washington, DC, to Portugal and three nights in a hotel so we could drive the new BMW i5 as.....»»
Filling the data gap for volcanic ash effects on Earth systems
Volcanic ash is no ordinary dust: It gets injected into the atmosphere, climbs to the stratosphere, impacts climate, powders roadways and clogs jet engines......»»
Potential source of ancient methane eruption identified
Seabed eruptions tied to the start of a sudden warming event 55 million years ago. Enlarge / 3D seismic image showing the crater of the Modgunn Vent and others like it. The cratered surface labelled "BVU" is the seabed of 56 mill.....»»