For billions of years, Earth’s atmosphere lacked the oxygen necessary to sustain complex life. While scientists have long ...
Earth’s climate over millions of years is shaped by both internal forces, like volcanic activity, and external ones, such as ...
Scientists found that volcanic eruptions triggered short-lived oxygen spikes before Earth's air became breathable.
Learn more about how complex life on Earth likely wouldn’t have been possible without volcanic activity.
Discover the connection between volcanic events and the rise of Earth's oxygen levels that enabled complex life to thrive.
It is widely believed that Earth's atmosphere has been rich in oxygen for about 2.5 billion years due to a relatively rapid ...
It is widely believed that Earth’s atmosphere has been rich in oxygen for about 2.5 billion years due to a relatively rapid ...
A swarm of earth tremors and fears of volcanic eruptions in January forced tens of thousands of people to move away from ...
To make glass from soft tissue the sequence of events must be exactly right. This is how experts think it went down ...
In the age of the Roman Empire, the Roman elite built mansions, or villas, around Lake Fusaro because of its hot springs and ...
There’s the human wonder of the ancient Buddhist temple of Borobudur, and the natural wonder of Merapi, Indonesia’s most ...
What’s next? Lava is erupting from several volcanoes, including one in Hawaii. Nearly 50 volcanic eruptions have been recorded this year, and more are expected. The Axial Seamount, an underwater ...