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The Abyss

Using a remote-controlled submarine, scientists have discovered a volcanic vent which they think is the deepest in the world. Inside it, superheated waters could contain undiscovered marine species and maybe clues to the origin of life on earth. The scientists on board the RRS James Cook found the vent more than three miles beneath the [...]

Farming in Volcanic Ash

In Europe, the recent volcanic ash danger travels at high altitudes, but for Iceland’s farmers the problem is otherwise, which is to say very much on the ground. Farmers across the region where the volcano erupted under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier have been scrambling to protect their herds from ingesting or inhaling the ash, which can [...]

New Ocean Forming in Africa

In the Ethiopian desert of Africa, a rift opened up in the ground, in just a matter of days that is 35 miles long, and at certain spots 20 feet wide. Studies in geophysical research recently found that the processes creating the rift are almost the same as to what goes on at the bottom [...]