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The Real Seeds of Deception

The summit of Mount Spurr, only ~75 miles from Anchorage in Alaska seen in October 2020. Credit: John Lyons, Alaska Volcano Observatory / U.S. Geological Survey

Mount Spurr in Alaska

It has been over 32 years since Mt. Spurr last erupted, but the Alaskan volcano near Anchorage is showing signs of reawakening.

One of Alaska's Most Famous Volcanoes May Be Waking Up

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured this extraordinary view of the aurora borealis, or northern lights, on Oct. 11, 2024. (Credit: Don Pettit/NASA via X)

Northern Lights as Seen From the International Space Station

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station recently captured mind-blowing images of the Northern Lights

The Aurora Borealis Like You've Never Seen It

Between 1-10 August 2022, a team of Portuguese and Spanish paleontologists has been working at the paleontological site in Pombal, Portugal. (Credit: Instituto Dom Luiz, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon)

Biggest Dinosaur in Europe

Without facts we all agree upon, there can be no science ... and without science, who can we trust?

Facts, Science and Trust

A view of the Sundhnúkur eruption in Iceland on August 23, 2024. Credit: IMO.

Aerial view of the Sundhnúkur in Iceland

The eruption at Sundhnúkur in Iceland has been going for over 10 months and we're starting to understand how the magmatic system feeding it works. 

Magma Feeding the Eruption in Iceland Has a Complicated Past

Hypothetical Ring System around a modern Earth. Credit: Kevin M. Gill, Wikimedia Commons.

Hypothetical Ring System around a modern Earth

The gas giants in the outer solar system are the homes to ring systems today, but almost half a billion years ago, our planet may have had a temporary ring, too.

The Earth Might Have Been a Ringed Planet Long Ago

Earthquake on the road

Why is it important to know where earthquakes occur? They can cause a lot of damage and by predicting their locations, we could potentially prevent harm.

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