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06/12/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

Volcanic ash as a sustainable building material: It can add strength and sustainability to concrete

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have incorporated volcanic ash into standard concrete to create a new type of sustainable building material. The result of their endeavor far exceeded the scientists’ expectations, with the blended additive needing less energy to create while still maintaining its structural soundness (to a certain degree). Excitedly, the […]

11/27/2017 / By Janine Acero

Another blow to the global warming argument: Volcanic eruptions can melt ice sheets thousands of miles away, according to recently discovered ancient evidence

Volcanic eruptions from thousands of miles away may cause rapid melting of ice sheets, according to a new study. Volcanic eruptions have been known to cool the global climate, but the findings suggest that they can also speed up the melting of ice sheets. Researchers from Columbia University studied ice sheets that covered much of northern […]

07/30/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

A single volcanic eruption caused one of the planet’s most devastating mass extinctions, scientists discover

Geologists now believe that a massive volcanic eruption was the cause of the late Ordovician mass extinction. This is the second recorded biodiversity depletion out of five that scientists have recorded. Previous research has shown that an asteroid impact caused the fifth mass extinction, whereas the third and fourth mass extinctions were brought about by […]

07/05/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

One lava field eruption just emitted more climate change aerosols than all 28 European countries COMBINED

There is no doubt that human activity is hurting our planet, whether it’s all the plastic winding up in our oceans or widespread deforestation. However, it’s a bit inaccurate to pin all the blame on people, particularly when it comes to issues like climate change and carbon dioxide emissions. Besides the fact that the threat […]

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