Life Rebounds Quickly on Volcanoes
January 28, 2026
Recent analysis of microbial succession in an Icelandic volcano undermines evolutionary assumptions.
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Scream from Afar: Humans, Apes Coexisted in Ethiopia, Too
August 21, 2025
Human evolution is in trouble again. Homo co-existed with alleged ape ancestors in Ethiopia as well as South Africa.
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More Evidence Venus is Volcanically Active
May 31, 2024
Without plate tectonics, Venus should be dead, but lava has apparently been moving.
Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Defies Deep Time
April 23, 2024
New photos of Io are in from Juno, prompting discussions of time.
Another Saturn Moon Hired for Astrobiology
February 8, 2024
Liquid water under Mimas? Impossible. But if it is there, could life be far behind?
Animists in Modern Dress: Origin-of-Lifers
February 5, 2024
The spirits of the molecules give rise to animated complex systems, goes the new false religion.
Volcanoes Have Greater Impact on Climate than Thought
June 30, 2023
Scientists know less about geological influences on climate than the popular press claims
Saturn Moon Pops Its Cork
June 1, 2023
The James Webb Telescope witnesses Enceladus erupting in a phenomenal geyser plume of record size.
Volcanoes Feed the Planet with Nutrients
October 13, 2022
A powerful volcano last January was followed by a phytoplankton bloom. What's the connection?
Major Rethink of Magma Dogma
September 26, 2022
How fast does it take to fill a big magma chamber? Millions of years? No. Just a few months, actually.
Dino Death Flip-Flop
September 20, 2022
The asteroid theory is coming under fire again. Some scientists resurrect volcanoes as the killers.
Volcanoes Cause Global Warming
January 20, 2022
Volcanic eruptions can warm and cool the climate. Predicting which outcome will occur exceeds the uncertainties in geophysical knowledge.
One-Eruption Volcanoes: On the Decline?
November 4, 2021
Monogenetic volcanoes pockmark the western United States, but their dates and causes are poorly understood.