Heat emanates from Iceland’s recent volcanic eruptions, depicted in an uncanny image captured by NASA satellites.

Satellite observations unveil the lingering heat emanating from Iceland’s recently reactivated volcano. New NASA images, with an eerie quality, disclose the persistent intense heat still radiating from Iceland’s recently reawakened volcano. Following a significant eruption in December, another volcanic event occurred on January 14 in Iceland’s southwestern Reykjanes Peninsula. In the neighboring fishing community of…

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The possibility exists that life on Earth originated amidst the tumult of volcanic lightning

The chaotic flashes of lightning in the sky may have played a significant role in making essential elements like phosphorus more available for early life on Earth. Now, scientists have discovered geological evidence suggesting that lightning associated with volcanic eruptions may have also helped fix nitrogen, making it usable for biological processes. Since Earth was…

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