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Underwater volcano eruption 7,300 years ago is the largest in recorded history

Scientists have identified the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history — an explosion 7,300 years ago that ejected more than…

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Black hole’s powerful eruption created a string of stars like stellar jewelry

Astronomers have discovered one of the most powerful black hole eruptions ever seen — and this immense explosion, which occurred…

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‘A wonderful spectacle’: Photographer snaps rare solar eruption as ‘magnetic noose’ strangles the sun’s south pole

A gigantic plume of plasma recently exploded from the sun’s south pole, where solar eruptions almost never occur. The explosion,…

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Volcano spews lava and smoke in new Iceland eruption

Fountains of lava have spewed from a fissure in south-west Iceland, in the third volcanic eruption since December. Spectacular footage…

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Scroll charred in Mount Vesuvius eruption partially deciphered, earning researchers $700,000 prize

Part of a fragile papyrus scroll carbonized nearly 2,000 years ago in Mount Vesuvius’ eruption has been virtually unrolled and…

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Watch the sun spew out a giant eruption of plasma in incredible footage (video)

Miguel Claro is a professional photographer, author and science communicator based in Lisbon, Portugal, who creates spectacular images of the night…

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Iceland villages in danger of ‘crack collapse,’ ground swelling following volcanic eruption

The ground beneath Grindavík, a small fishing town on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, is so fissured following a volcanic eruption on…

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What Travelers Should Know About Iceland’s Latest Volcanic Eruption

Unlike Iceland’s 2010 eruption that grounded thousands of flights, eruptions in the Grindavik area, such as these, are not expected…

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Volcanic eruption in Iceland sends lava into nearby homes : NPR

A view of the plume of gas lighted up by the lava from the erupting volcano seen from Suðurstrandavegur, the…

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Iceland volcano: Situation in Grindavík has ‘become very bleak’ following new eruption

A volcano on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula has resumed erupting after a four-week hiatus, with new fissures opening near the town…

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