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El volcán de Santorini erupciona más cuando baja el nivel del mar
Los datos que demuestran esta relación entre las erupciones de este volcán griego y el nivel del mar se remontan al menos a 360,000 años.
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Develop a model based on evidence of Earth's interior to describe the cycling of matter by thermal convection.
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PhysicsScientists Say: Convection
Convection is a process that transfers heat through the movement of liquid or gas.
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EarthGreece’s Santorini volcano erupts more when the sea level drops
Data showing this association go back at least 360,000 years.
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EarthFin whales could help scientists map what lies below the seafloor
Fin-whale calls are loud enough to penetrate into Earth’s crust, offering scientists a new way to study the properties of the ocean floor.
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EarthRock rising from below the Atlantic may drive continents apart
Molten rock rising from the deep mantle at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge may drive plate tectonics there more than had been expected.
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ChemistryExtreme pressure? Diamonds can take it
Diamond retains its structure even at extreme pressures, which could reveal how carbon behaves in the cores of some exoplanets.
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EarthExplainer: What are aerosols?
We may not see them, but tiny particles and droplets cloud the air, affecting its properties. Some may be pollutants, others all-natural products.
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EarthDid rain put the Kilauea volcano’s lava-making into overdrive?
Scientists share strongly conflicting opinions about why Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano spewed an overabundance of lava in 2018.
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EarthExplainer: Earth — layer by layer
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EarthHow long will Kilauea’s new eruption last?
A government volcano expert answers burning questions about the ongoing Kilauea eruption.