New analysis reveals volcanic Venus is a dynamic world of lava flows

New analysis reveals volcanic Venus is a dynamic world of lava flows

The new findings suggest there are eruptions on Venus about every few months,similar to some Earth volcanoes in places like Hawaii and Iceland.

  • byWill Dunham

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Indonesian volcano spews clouds of ash in new eruption

Indonesian volcano spews clouds of ash in new eruption

Avalanches of searing gas clouds and lava forced authorities to halt tourism and mining activities on the slopes of the country’s most active volcano.

  • bySlamet Riyadi
‘Not a scrap of vegetation’:The decades-long fight to bring Phillip Island back from the brink
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‘Not a scrap of vegetation’:The decades-long fight to bring Phillip Island back from the brink

It is the little animals like snails,skinks,geckos and giant centipedes that make Pacific Island ecosystems tick. The giant carnivorous centipede – more than 30 centimetres long – feasts on skinks and baby seabirds,providing nutrients for the soil. The snails eat the slime and the rubbish.

  • byJulie Power
White Island volcano documentary captures two minutes of sheer terror
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White Island volcano documentary captures two minutes of sheer terror

The eruption in New Zealand left 22 people dead and a lifetime of trauma for survivors,but do the filmmakers need someone to blame?

  • byKarl Quinn
Indonesia’s Mount Semeru erupts,spewing gas clouds and lava rivers

Indonesia’s Mount Semeru erupts,spewing gas clouds and lava rivers

Mount Semeru is Indonesia’s highest volcano on its most densely populated island.

Mauna Loa volcano erupts for first time in nearly 40 years

Mauna Loa volcano erupts for first time in nearly 40 years

The Hawaiian volcano rising 4169 metres above the Pacific Ocean wasn’t the only one to begin erupting in the Americas.

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Alert level raised for New Zealand volcano that caused largest eruption in 5000 years

Alert level raised for New Zealand volcano that caused largest eruption in 5000 years

Geological agency GeoNet has detected almost 700 small earthquakes below Lake Taupo,the caldera created by the giant volcano.

  • byLucy Craymer
Could we ever journey to the centre of the Earth?
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Could we ever journey to the centre of the Earth?

We’ve landed humans on the moon but we’ve barely scratched the surface of our own planet. What lies beneath,and what mysteries remain?

  • bySherryn Groch
‘Dancing fire’:Tourists trek to see Iceland volcano eruption up close

‘Dancing fire’:Tourists trek to see Iceland volcano eruption up close

The Icelandic Meteorological Office has urged people to stay away from the area near Keflavik Airport,but some say the eruption is too beautiful to miss.

  • byAdela Suliman andMorgan Coates
‘Never seen anything like it’:The volcano blast that altered the atmosphere

‘Never seen anything like it’:The volcano blast that altered the atmosphere

When an underwater volcano erupted off Tonga this year,it blasted enough water vapour into the atmosphere to impact the ozone layer and influence surface temperatures.

  • byLaura Chung
Those spectacular sunrises and sunsets? Scientists point to Tonga volcano eruption

Those spectacular sunrises and sunsets? Scientists point to Tonga volcano eruption

An unusual spike in aerosols in the stratosphere above New Zealand is the likely cause for several weeks of vibrant and spectacular sunrises and sunsets over Australia’s east coast,scientists say.

  • byAmelia McGuire