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“Super Volcanoes” simulated in lab experiment

Washington, May 30 : Scientists have simulated in lab the secret process that can stir up ordinary volcanic eruptions into so-called “super volcanoes”.

Ben Kennedy and Mark Jellinek of UBC’s (University of British Columbia’s) Dept. of Earth and Ocean Sciences, and John Stix of McGill University’s Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences conducted the experiment.

Using volcanic models made of Plexiglas filled with corn syrup, the researchers simulated how magma in a volcano’s magma chamber might behave if the roof of the chamber caved in during an eruption.

Walking on 2 feet began with a shuffle

Washington, May 30: When babies learn to walk, they usually start covering short distances by shuffling.

Water on ancient Mars may have been too salty to support life

Washington, May 30 : A new analysis of Martian rock, that had earlier given hints of water on the Red Planet, has suggested that the water was more likely a thick brine, far too salty to support li

DNA analysis suggests first Eskimos came from Asia

DNA analysis suggests first Eskimos came from AsiaWashington, May

Nature loss could halve living standards for the world’s poor

London, May 30 : An environmental review, headed by an Indian, has concluded that damage to forests, rivers, marine life and other aspects of nature could halve living standards for the world’s poo

Phoenix Mars Lander returns images, puts tools to work on Red Planet

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