Stromboli"s "rejuvenation" heralds era of more variable volcanic eruptions
An unexpected series of eruptions at Stromboli may be due to changes in the volcano's internal "plumbing.".....»»
New asynchronous polar discovered with Zwicky Transient Facility
Using the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF), Russian astronomers have investigated a cataclysmic variable (CV) system of the polar subtype known as SDSS J085414.02+390537.3 (or J0854 for short). They found that J0854 belongs to a rare class of CVs, dub.....»»
"Planting" rocks in farms, along with emissions reductions, could help meet key IPCC carbon removal goal
Farmers around the world could help the planet reach a key carbon removal goal set by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) by mixing crushed volcanic rocks into their fields, a new study reports. The study also highlights wet, warm tr.....»»
Mobvoi Teases New TicWatch Pro 5 Color Variant
Mobvoi has teased a new color variant of its current Wear OS variable, by way of an online giveaway competition. Following the launch of its latest TicWatch Pro 5 model a while back, Mobvoi has teased a new color variant of its current Wear.....»»
Scientists discover new ecosystem underneath hydrothermal vents
A new ecosystem has been discovered in volcanic cavities beneath hydrothermal vents at a well-studied undersea volcano on the East Pacific Rise off Central America. The landmark 30-day expedition aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute's research vessel Falko.....»»
DEAL: Get up to 12% Off on the Google Pixel Tablet and Speaker Dock
Google's comeback tablet is on sale right now. The launch of the Google Pixel Tablet this year finally heralds Google’s return to the tablet marketspace, many years after the discontinuation of its ill-fated Pixel Slate and the cult-f.....»»
Sony’s premium soundbars will finally get support for VRR, ALLM
The one thing Sony's 2022 soundbars lacked was support for HDMI 2.1 variable refresh rate and auto low-latency mode. This fall, that gets fixed......»»
Novel algorithm proposed for efficient selection of variables in chemometrics applications
A new variable selection method for use in chemometrics applications has recently been proposed by a team of researchers from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. They call the algorithm multi-weight optimal-bo.....»»
King of the Ring of Fire
Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai is a giant volcano under the South Pacific Ocean, 3,000km (1,860mi) east of Australia. The January 15, 2022, eruption of Hunga Tonga propelled a huge dome of water and volcanic ash up through the entire stratosp.....»»
Mars: Was Olympus Mons once a giant volcanic island?
Imagine a volcanic island about the size of France and over 20,000 meters high. Such a landscape may once have existed on the planet Mars......»»
Mass extinction event 260 million years ago resulted from climate change, studies say
Ocean stagnation, ecosystem collapses, and volcano eruptions all played a role. Enlarge / Artist’s depiction of two dinocephalians, a group of land animals that died out in the Captitanian extinction(s). (credit: Dmitry Bogdan.....»»
Mammal bites dinosaur in "once-in-a-lifetime" fossil find
A badger-like mammal was sinking its teeth into the ribs of a dinosaur three times its size when they were buried in volcanic ash 125 million years ago, capturing the pair in a deadly embrace......»»
G-71 launches integration with mail servers to secure email attachments
G-71 launched an extensive integration of its LeaksID solution with all major mail servers. This integration aims to ensure the utmost security of sensitive email attachments and heralds a new era in safeguarding valuable corporate information. In ad.....»»
The physics of how gentoo penguins can swim speedily underwater
A variable called the "angle of thrust" explains why finned wings generate so much thrust. Enlarge / Gentoo penguins are the world's fastest swimming birds, thanks to the unique shape and structure of their wings. (credit: Priya.....»»
Lasering lava to forecast volcanic eruptions
University of Queensland researchers have optimized a new technique to help forecast how volcanoes will behave, which could save lives and property around the world. The research is published in Science Advances......»»
Large sub-surface granite formation signals ancient volcanic activity on moon"s dark side
A large formation of granite discovered below the lunar surface likely was formed from the cooling of molten lava that fed a volcano or volcanoes that erupted early in the moon's history—as long as 3.5 billion years ago......»»
New eclipsing cataclysmic variable system discovered
Using the Spektr-RG (SRG) spacecraft and the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF), an international team of astronomers has discovered a new eclipsing cataclysmic variable system, which received designation SRGeJ045359.9+622444 (or SRGeJ0453 for short). T.....»»
Volcanic sulfur flows observed and recorded in northern Chile
A small international team of vulcanologists has observed a rarely seen event—a sulfur flow from a volcano—in northern Chile. In their paper published in the journal Frontiers in Earth Science, the group describes how they happened to observe the.....»»
Simulation claims to find solutions to a central mystery in space physics
How are plasma eruptions in near-Earth space formed? Vlasiator, a model designed at the University of Helsinki for simulating near-Earth space, demonstrated that the two central theories on the occurrence of eruptions are simultaneously valid: erupti.....»»
New research shows climate change will increase impacts of volcanic eruptions
Volcanic disasters have been studied since Pompeii was buried in 79 A.D., leading the public to believe that scientists already know why, where, when and how long volcanoes will erupt. But Jonathan Fink, volcanologist and director of the Digital City.....»»
Effect of volcanic eruptions significantly underestimated in climate projections, study shows
Researchers have found that the cooling effect that volcanic eruptions have on Earth's surface temperature is likely underestimated by a factor of two, and potentially as much as a factor of four, in standard climate projections......»»