[ad_1] Volcanoes rank among the most destructive and majestic phenomena on the planet. But these fiery rifts do more than just destroy. They also create. In a new study, researchers in Russia report the discovery of one such creation – an unusual mineral never before documented by scientists: a crystallized, …
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[ad_1] The Triassic-Jurassic extinction event that ended the Triassic period and led to the Jurassic about 200 million years ago was one of the largest mass extinctions in the history of our planet. In total, around 25-34 percent of marine genera are thought to have been lost during the event …
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[ad_1] According to new research, an underground “conveyor belt” of magma, which has been pushing to the Earth’s surface for millions of years, has been responsible for the longest stretch of erupting supervolcanoes ever seen on the planet, according to new research. The changes in the sea floor caused channels …
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