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Low-cost, ultra-sensitive gravimeter for early detection of volcanic activity uses MEMS technology
Added: 10 Dec 2021
A new device being developed by University of Glasgow in collaboration with a leading product desig…
Greening the lab: first net zero mass spectrometer launched
Added: 5 Oct 2021
As part of an initiative to permanently remove CO₂ emissions associated with the manufacture and su…
Dinosaur domination resulted from volcano-driven climate change
Added: 27 Sep 2021
The rise of dinosaurs coincided with environmental changes driven by major volcanic eruptions over …
UKRI funding to bring the public into the heart of five research projects
Added: 27 May 2021
UK Research and Innovation is encouraging people from across the UK to actively contribute to five …
Positive 'tipping points' offer hope for climate
Added: 22 Mar 2021
Climate change mitigation is forever a balancing act. Environmental experts are beginning to unveil…
Magma movements suggest long-term seismic risk for Northern Europe
Added: 11 Jun 2020
Scientists have discovered new evidence for active volcanism next door to some of the most densely …
Porous rocks support prebiotic evolution theory
Added: 7 Aug 2019
The water-air interface found at pores in volcanic rocks could have been the location of the chemic…
Science weighs in on mystery surrounding catastrophic volcanic eruption
Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Sep 2018
One of the biggest volcanic eruptions in recorded history, which is said to have contributed to the…
Giant volcanic eruption drove historic global warming event
Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Dec 2017
New research by a group of international scientists suggests that an extreme global warming event 5…
Volcanic eruption linked to El Niño
Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Dec 2017
Researchers at Rutgers University have discovered that large volcanic eruptions can prompt El Niño …
Volcanic event responsible for Jurassic Period ice age
Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Jan 2016
Scientists have uncovered the reason behind an ice age that took place around 170 million years ago…
New method for volcano eruption forecast developed
Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Dec 2015
By estimating the pressure in the magma-chamber of a volcano, geologists have developed a method to…
Volcanic eruptions can affect river flow
Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Nov 2015
Major volcanic eruptions have been found to affect the flow of the world’s biggest rivers.
Icelandic volcano SO2 levels top up European industry emissions
Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 Nov 2015
The volcanic eruption in Iceland that occurred in August 2014 released three times more sulphur dio…
Hidden magma tracked
Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Aug 2014
Despite being hidden deep underground, magma has an incredibly strong influence not only on the pla…
Ancient Mercury’s volcanic past
Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Apr 2014
Volcanoes exploded on Mercury for a large proportion of the planet’s history according to detailed …
Supervolcanic eruptions solved?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Feb 2014
Supervolcanic eruptions are caused by a change in magma pressure and magma buoyancy suggests two ne…
Ardnamurchan magma mystery solved
Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Oct 2013
A volcano on the Scottish peninsula thought to have three successive magma chambers only has one si…