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Meeting Report 24 December 2014

New Proposed Drilling at Surtsey Volcano, Iceland

SUSTAIN workshop; Heimaey Island, Iceland, 30 September to 4 October 2014

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Volcanology

News 23 December 2014

Traces of Glass-Eating Microbes Found in Ancient Lake Bed

A serendipitous discovery of tiny tunnels in lava that cooled rapidly under fresh water could help scientists search for life on Mars.

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Research Spotlight 2 December 2014

A Dearth of Hurricanes Cannot Explain Maya Collapse

Mud layers in a stalagmite from a cave on the Yucatán Peninsula show hurricane activity was steady or elevated throughout the Maya collapse.

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Volcanology

Meeting Report 2 December 2014

Multidisciplinary Monitoring Experiments at Kawah Ijen Volcano

Cities on Volcanoes “Wet Volcanoes” Workshop; Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 14–21 September 2014

Planetary Sciences

Research Spotlight 18 November 2014

Manganese Deposits on Mars Suggest a Highly Oxidized Past

Data from the Curiosity rover suggest that the surface of Mars has experienced more strongly oxidizing conditions than previously thought.

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Volcanology

News 18 November 2014

Tectonic Events May Have Triggered the Cambrian Explosion

A researcher proposes a tectonic mechanism that could have helped drive one of the biggest evolutionary events in history: the Cambrian Explosion.

Planetary Sciences

Research Spotlight 11 November 2014

Minerals in Martian Meteorite Illuminate Magnetic Mysteries

What causes the magnetic anomalies found on Mars? Scientists find revealing analogues in a tiny sample of Martian rock that could help answer this question.

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News 11 November 2014

Scientists Engage With the Public During Lava Flow Threat

How do scientists communicate with the public during natural disasters, such as lava flows?

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Science Update 11 November 2014

Drilling a Small Basaltic Volcano to Reveal Potential Hazards

Drilling into the Rangitoto Island Volcano in the Auckland Volcanic Field in New Zealand offers insight into a small monogenetic volcano, and may improve understanding of future hazards.

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