Here's how it works: While Earth's atmosphere is mostly nitrogen ... an atmosphere so dense with carbon dioxide from its numerous volcanoes that a runaway greenhouse effect has heated it enough ...

Volcano-sedimentary successions (e.g., in near-coastal environments ... However, the idea of a causal link between Earth’s climate and volcanism is still debated, also because many prior studies have ...

When the Kīlauea Volcano erupted in May 2018, an enormous amount of ash was released into the atmosphere in a plume nearly ...

Museum experts are exploring how to bring the science dioramas of yore into the 21st century, while ensuring scientific accuracy and acknowledging past ...

A volcano is an opening in the Earth's crust that allows magma, hot ash and gases to escape. Composite volcanoes are the most common type of volcano. They can have violent eruptions and can grow ...

Mollusks possess sturdy protective shells, thanks to their internal nacre structure. Nacre, the natural nanocomposite, ...

Venus may be far more geologically alive than anyone expected. New research suggests its outer crust could be churning with ...

In the words of comedian George Carlin: “The planet has been through a lot worse than us . . . earthquakes, volcanoes ... Earth’s climate. As a professor of climate science at University ...

On April 12, in celebration of World Earth Day, the Central Conservation Area (ACC ... will hold a sunset hike in the Irazú Volcano National Park. This educational activity promises to immerse ...

A giant volcano in Alaska is showing signs of an incoming eruption, scientists have warned. The likelihood of a volcanic eruption at Mt. Spurr, which is close to Alaska's largest city lakhs of ...