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Kilauea’s 2018 eruption gave a surprising boost to ocean algae. Metals in the lava could have helped fuel a 150-kilometer-long phytoplankton bloom off the coast of Hawaii — but unexpectedly, heat was ...

July 4th fireworks have nothing on Kilauea. As the Hawaiian volcano’s latest outburst enters its third month, scientists are still watching Kilauea 24/7. Such constant monitoring not only provides ...

Subsurface cavities created by lava on Mars and the Moon could provide a shield against cosmic radiation, new research suggests. Researchers at the Universities of Bologna and Padua studied the ...

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Weird lava worlds can shed light on our planet’s past, suggests a recent study. When you think about a habitable planet, you probably don’t picture a fiery ocean of magma churning on the surface of an ...