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Diamond-Rich Magmas Lose Weight As They Rise To Earth's Surface, Study Says

Posted 01.19.2012

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By Charles Q. Choi, OurAmazingPlanet Contributor: Diamond-laden magmas apparently rapidly rise from deep within the Earth to the planet's surface b...

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Volcano On Alaska's Aleutian Islands Oozes Lava

AP | DAN JOLING | Posted 11.20.2011

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By DAN JOLING, Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A volcano in Alaska's remote Aleutian Islands has begun oozing lava, a signal that the mounta...

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Watching the Birth of the Earth High Over Hawaii

James M. Clash | Posted 05.25.2011

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I was spiraling above the Big Island in a four-passenger Hughes 500 whirlybird. All that separated us from the ground was a few thousand feet of tropical air and some flimsy seat belts.

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Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano: One Month Before the March 2011 Eruption (Slideshow)

Sue Frause | Posted 05.25.2011

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World's Most Deadly Volcanoes (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 05.25.2011

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Local scientists' concerns that Indonesia's Mount Merapi was gearing up for its most powerful eruption in years were all but confirmed when the volcan...

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Ancient Supervolcano Eruptions Possibly Triggered Mass Extinctions

AFP | Charles Q. Choi | Posted 05.25.2011

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A supervolcano on the ocean floor might have spewed massive amounts of lava in a rapid amount of time, new findings that could help reveal the mysteri...

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New Planet Discovered; First With Solid Ground

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Astronomers have finally found a place outside our solar system where there's a firm place to stand – if only it weren't so b...

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Volcano Escape: Play the Game

MochiAds.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Everybody knows that volcanoes are very dangerous and unpredictable. And it is very hard to escape the convulsion of nature when it happens. You can try to do this while playing easy and funny game.

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Hawaii Volcano Erupts (VIDEO)

United Press International | Posted 05.25.2011

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Officials on the big island of Hawaii say a spectacular volcanic eruption under way Tuesday so far has not caused any additional problems with air qu...

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