Volcano

Massive undersea plateau in Pacific Ocean has been growing since the age of dinosaurs, study finds

An undersea plateau in the Pacific Ocean that is larger than the state of Idaho has been growing since the age of dinosaurs, according to new research. The Melanesian Border Plateau, located east of the Solomon Islands, has been the…

Icelandic Scientists Plan to Drill into Volcano for Super-Hot Geothermal Energy

Scientists in Iceland have come up with an ambitious plan to drill into a volcano’s magma chamber to source an abundant amount of clean, super-hot geothermal energy. The project, which would be a scientific first if successful, would see boreholes…