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Fagradalsfjall has been spewing lava for the past few days – as spectators angled their phones for the perfect shot, three tourists have been injured
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A geyser that shoots sparkling mineral water
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Reaching closer to Earth's core, one lava scoop at a time – 2021 eruption in Iceland gave researchers rare and illuminating access to the mantle
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'She's perfect and she's beautiful': Frozen baby woolly mammoth discovered in Yukon gold fields
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Resemblance between features on Europa's frozen surface and landform in Greenland provide new indications moon may be capable of harboring life
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How do these rocks move on their own in the desert? Ninety-nine years later... we solved it.
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A stereo movie created by NASA researchers shows the altitude of the Tonga plume during the eruption
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Scientists just found a 'significant' volume of water inside Mars' grand canyon
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Is someone making artificial earthquakes under La Palma? (No.)
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The volcanologist’s paradox
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In Iceland, well diggers seek to tap a volcano’s magma
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The rocks and minerals of Minecraft
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Vast sunken continent “Icelandia” may exist under the North Atlantic – if proven it could upend long-standing assumptions about region's geological history
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Large amounts of mercury discovered in Greenland's glaciers – the heavy metal raises concerns for the health of indigenous communities
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I found a mud volcano in California
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A volcanic eruption triggers earthquakes and fears of lake methane explosions in eastern Congo
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Why does Iceland's Fagradalsfjall volcano look like a school science project – spatter cone and runny lava give this eruption its classic look
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Iceland volcanic eruption under way in Fagradalsfjall near Reykjavik – no-fly zone established and public advised to stay away from area as red cloud lights up night sky
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Rock of ages: How chalk made England
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Southwestern Iceland was rocked by a series of earthquakes Wednesday, which have caused increased volcanic activity
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How coral atolls get their gorgeous ring shapes
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What will the world look like in 250 million years? | Map Men
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Inside a Martian canyon
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As the world quieted down in 2020, Raspberry Shakes listened
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Surprise! First peek inside Mars reveals a crust with cake-like layers
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Why China's largest volcano is so unusual
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The universal geometry of geology
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How to use plate tectonics to make realistic fictional worlds
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Why do most lunar spacecraft eventually crash into the moon?
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Mystery of glacial lake floods solved
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Icelandic prime minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir kept calm under pressure as a 5.5 magnitude earthquake interrupted her live interview with the Washington Post
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Meet Oklo, the Earth’s two-billion-year-old only known natural nuclear reactor
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Pluto’s ice-capped peaks are like Earth’s—but not
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Clear signs that the Grímsvötn volcano on Iceland is getting ready to erupt again – authorities have recently raised the threat level for the volcano
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Water on Mars: Discovery of three buried lakes intrigues scientists
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From lava to water: A new era at Kīlauea
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At Iceland's Blue Lagoon you can swim in power plant wastewater – here's a story about geothermal energy, cheap heat, and how to keep some ducks warm
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Silfra, in Þingvellir National Park in Iceland, is a crack in the earth where you can snorkel or dive between the continents – well, sort of
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Is the most northern part of Iceland still there?
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Android is now the world’s largest earthquake detection network
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Early Mars was covered in ice sheets, not flowing rivers
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Ancient Rome was teetering. Then a volcano erupted 6,000 miles away
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The African continent is very slowly peeling apart. Scientists say a new ocean is being born.
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Iceland hit by thousands of quakes and threat of volcanic eruption – the island nation has experienced increased seismic activity in the past month
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The boring billion - The world before plate tectonics
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United States seeks to change the rules for mining the Moon
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Mystery of lava-like flows on Mars solved by scientists: mud volcanoes
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Sweden suffers one of its strongest earthquakes at an Arctic iron ore mine – quake measured magnitude 4.1 and forced the mine to close
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Twitter thread about Doug Geisler, an astronomy grad student who was at Manastash Ridge Observatory forty years ago when Mount St. Helens exploded 140 miles away
@emsque: Exactly #40YearsAgo Doug Geisler was asleep atop Manastash Ridge Observatory. An astronomy grad student, he'd just logged his first excellent night at the telescope for his PhD thesis. He was the only person on the summit, ~90 miles from #MountStHelens... #MSH40
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