(Natural News) A study published in the journal Earth-Science Reviews found that lava tubes larger than those on Earth might be lurking beneath the surfaces of the Moon and Mars. According to researchers from the University of Padua, University of Bologna and Virtual Geographic Agency in Italy, the tubes are large enough that they could fit bases for astronauts. They also noted that the lava tubes […]

(Natural News) Recent findings published in the journal Science Advances refute the claim that the Younger Dryas — a period of abrupt cooling in the Northern Hemisphere — was caused by a meteorite impact. Instead, the study shows that debris from intense volcanic eruptions in the Northern Hemisphere blanketed the atmosphere, deflecting sunlight and cooling Earth. The researchers were reluctant to […]

(Natural News) A recent study published in the journal Nature Communications found that benign volcanoes that produce basaltic lava flows hide highly explosive magma components. Many volcanoes do not cause life-threatening eruptions even though they release a steady stream of lava. For example, volcanoes in Iceland, Hawaii and the Galapagos Islands consistently emit lava comprised of molten […]

(Natural News) If the Yellowstone Caldera, probably the world’s strongest supervolcano, suddenly erupted, it would be unlike any eruption people have experienced. For comparison, some of the strongest volcanic eruptions ever recorded were the 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption and the 1815 Mount Tambora eruption. The Pinatubo eruption was so powerful that it cooled the planet by 1.8 […]

(Natural News) Yellowstone might get all the headlines, but there’s another supervolcano slowly brewing in the U.S. that could one day lead to catastrophe. The Long Valley Caldera is considered a supervolcano by USGS volcanologists, although scientists were unsure until recently just how much magma was lying beneath it. Now, studies have shown that there’s […]

(Natural News) Many scientific investigations have been conducted to figure out if there is a connection between the tide and earthquakes. For decades, scientists have failed to understand exactly why there is an uptick in earthquake tremors during low tide. A new study, published in the journal Nature Communications, has finally figured out the mysterious link between […]

(Natural News) Sixty years after it left a trail of death and destruction, a powerful earthquake is still making its presence felt, according to a new study. In a study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, researchers from the University of Utah determined that the small earthquakes that rocked Maple Creek, just outside of […]

(Natural News) There are around 1,500 active volcanoes around the world today. Just recently, several major volcanic eruptions have occurred within the span of a few days. The Taal volcano in the Philippines just recently spewed volcanic ash over much of the island of Luzon, which includes the metropolitan region of Manila, home to over 12 million […]

(Natural News) Most volcanoes are formed through similar geological processes – except for the one in Bermuda. A recent study found that the volcano’s origins lay deep inside the mantle of the Earth, from a region called the transition zone. The study is a collaboration between researchers from Germany, Russia and the US. Their findings, […]

(Natural News) I have had a number of conservations with a geologist friend who has been threatened and warned to be quiet. In fact, most geologists, at the university level, have been threatened in one way or another about maintaining their silence on the Cascadian Subduction Zone (CSZ). As Steve Quayle has pointed out (ie […]