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Convection processes beneath Venus' scorched surface may help explain the planet's many volcanoes, a new study reports.

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Venus may be far more geologically alive than anyone expected. New research suggests its outer crust could be churning with ...

Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...

A 2022 satellite photo shows smoke rising from a caldera on Tofua, highlighting the "looming threat" of the volcanic island.

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"Convection in the crust could be a key missing mechanism." Convection processes beneath Venus' scorched surface may help explain the planet's many volcanoes, a new study reports. Venus, the ...

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Today, Yellowstone remains a place of low volcanic risk. Sure, there are sometimes small explosions stoked by hot water and ...