Volcanoes

Some volcanoes that are thought to be extinct may well suddenly awaken! – Future

In the large family of volcanoes there are active, dormant and those that have not shown any signs of activity for 10,000 years. The latter are considered extinct and therefore risk-free. A new study shows that certain volcanoes are still capable of waking up after very long periods of sleep and that we should not … [Read more…]

Volcanoes or asteroids? AI ends debate over dinosaur extinction – Issues.fr

Dartmouth scientists used an innovative computer model to suggest that volcanic activity, not an asteroid impact, was the primary cause of the mass extinction that ended the age of dinosaurs. This revolutionary approach opens up new possibilities for studying other geological events. Free-thinking computers have reconstructed the fossil record to determine the causes of a … [Read more…]