More Dinosaur Extinction Evidence Offered
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 9 (UPI) — A U.S. scientist says he’s found more evidence an asteroid that crashed into the Earth 65 million years ago ended the age of the dinosaurs. Purdue University...
View ArticleNASA: Venus May Be Geologically Alive
PASADENA, Calif., April 8 (UPI) — NASA says its scientists have, for the first time, detected clear signs of recent lava flows on Venus that suggest the planet is geologically alive. Sue Smrekar, a...
View ArticleAncient Asphalt Domes Found off California
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., April 26 (UPI) — U.S.-led scientists say they’ve found asphalt domes 700 feet deep in the Pacific off California that are unlike any other underwater features known to exist....
View ArticleSatellite Images of Earth a Hot Commodity
WASHINGTON, July 1 (UPI) — Satellite images of Earth, once the domain of spy satellites, are entering the commercial arena in a “new kind of space race,” U.S. observers say. Two U.S. companies,...
View ArticleMartian 'mud' Volcanoes Eyed for Life
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (UPI) — Researchers say if life existed on Mars, the best place to look today is a region rich in what they say were mud volcanoes spewing sediment from underground. An area of the...
View ArticleOddly Shaped Mars Crater a Cosmic Puzzle
PARIS, Aug. 27 (UPI) — An elongated crater on Mars is a mystery, say European scientists scrambling for an explanation of its odd shape. Named Orcus Patera, the enigmatic elliptical depression lies...
View ArticleAstronomers Seeking Space Volcanoes
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 7 (UPI) — U.S. scientists studying planets outside the solar system say they think they could spot volcanoes on the distant worlds by their atmospheric signature. Although...
View Article'Ring of Fire' Volcano Locations Explained
OXFORD, England, Oct. 14 (UPI) — British researchers say they’ve solved the mystery of why volcanoes on the Pacific “ring of fire” are confined to bands of only some tens of miles wide. Scientists at...
View ArticleMount Etna Briefly Erupts, No One Injured
Mount Etna, Sicily’s active volcano, stirred to life Wednesday, sending lava down its slopes and creating an ash cloud that forced the closure of a nearby airport. Scientists at the Italian Institute...
View ArticleJapan Volcano Forces over 1,000 Evacuations
A newly active Japan volcano has prompted officials to evacuate over 1,000 people living on the country’s southern island, news sources reported Monday. Shinmoedake, a 4,662-foot peak in the Kirishima...
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