#Lava spatters, flows inside crater of Hawaii volcano

#Lava spatters, flows inside crater of Hawaii volcano

“#Lava spatters, flows inside crater of Hawaii volcano” HONOLULU — Lava spattered and flowed over the weekend inside the crater of a Hawaii volcano that began erupting in December. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said the lava is confined to the summit crater of Kilauea, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Sunday. The eruption began Dec. 20 within Hawaii Volcanoes…

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#New strain of COVID-19 driving South Africa’s resurgence

#New strain of COVID-19 driving South Africa’s resurgence

“#New strain of COVID-19 driving South Africa’s resurgence” JOHANNESBURG — South Africa has announced that a new variant of the COVID-19 virus is driving the country’s current resurgence of the disease, which is seeing higher numbers of confirmed cases, hospitalizations and deaths. The new variant, known as 501.V2, is dominant among new confirmed infections in South…

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#Antarctica rocked by 30,000 tremors in three months, Chilean scientists say

#Antarctica rocked by 30,000 tremors in three months, Chilean scientists say

“#Antarctica rocked by 30,000 tremors in three months, Chilean scientists say” SANTIAGO – More than 30,000 tremors have rocked Antarctica since the end of August, according to the University of Chile, a spike in seismic activity that has intrigued researchers who study the remote, snowbound continent. Scientists with the university’s National Seismological Center said the…

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#Scientists plan mission to iceberg drifting toward island

#Scientists plan mission to iceberg drifting toward island

“#Scientists plan mission to iceberg drifting toward island” A team of scientists is being sent to study the world’s biggest iceberg, which is potentially on a collision course with an island in the South Atlantic Ocean, according to reports. The “A68a” iceberg – which NASA estimates to be roughly the size of Delaware – broke from the Larsen C Ice…

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#Scientists develop genome sequencing to trace COVID-19

#Scientists develop genome sequencing to trace COVID-19

“#Scientists develop genome sequencing to trace COVID-19” SYDNEY – Australian scientists said on Thursday they had developed a rapid genome sequencing method that would cut to within four hours the time taken to trace the source of coronavirus cases, helping to quickly contain any future outbreaks. Genome sequencing can help scientists monitor small changes in…

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