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Carl Zimmer

The Loom

Warm Globally, Speak Locally

Yellowstone Caldera

Learn why there may be movement below Yellowstone, but the likelihood of a massive volcanic eruption there remains low.

Magma Beneath Yellowstone Appears to be on the Move 

common-noctule-bat

Learn more about the innovative technology that tracked a bat’s movements and the climate around them as they migrated across continents. 

Migrating Bats Surf Storm Fronts to Save Energy

mount-tambora-crator-at-sunrise

Learn how ash from Mount Tambora changed the planet’s climate. Could another eruption do the same thing?

Mount Tambora’s 1815 Eruption Altered the Planet — Could It Happen Again?

The eye of Hurricane Beryl is seen in this image acquired by a Sentinel 2 satellite on July 1, 2024. The image is about 40 miles wide. (Credit: Modified Copernicus Sentinel data processed by Pierre Markuse.)

The Eye of Hurricane Beryl

The final installment in a review of Earth's over-heated, storm-tossed but also beauty-filled year.

A Year on Planet Earth — Part 3

A fire cloud erupts above Oregon's Falls Fire on July 15, 2024. The Western United States and Canada were plagued by intense, fast-spreading wildfires during 2024 — part of a long-term trend linked to climate change. (Credit: InciWeb)

A Fire Cloud Erupts

The second installment in a review of Earth's over-heated, storm-tossed but also beauty-filled year.

A Year on Planet Earth — Part 2

Lava fountaining at Kīlauea within the Halema'uma'u Crater on December 30, 2024 with a USGS scientist taking video of the eruption. Credit: USGS/HVO/Matthew Patrick

Fountaining at Kīlauea 

One of the most common features found at large volcanoes are calderas, formed by the collapse of the land due to eruption. The scale of these features varies a lot depending on if you're on Earth or Mars.

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