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When we dream of landscapes, we might imagine rolling valleys or rugged mountains. But there is a whole landscape hidden from ...

Taftan volcano in southeastern Iran rose 3.5 inches over 10 months, signaling that it is waking up after 700,000 years of ...

Spain’s Oscar entry for international feature, “Sirāt,” not only earned a nod in that category, it also made history when the film’s sound team was recognized. Supervising sound editor Laia Casanovas, ...

The story of the 1893 volcanic eruption that produced the planet’s loudest sound.

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Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-Phivolcs) has recorded the largest pyroclastic density current (PDC) since January, causing heavy ashfall that has affected 32 barangays in ...

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