What happens inside a supervolcano

19-09-2023
Normal volcanic calderas form when the magma chamber containing molten rock beneath a volcano empties, thus causing the ground above to collapse, no longer supported below by the pressure of the magma

The three most worrying supervolcanoes in the world

18-09-2023
The best-known examples of this type of system are Yellowstone Park (USA), Campi Flegrei (Italy), Lake Toba (Indonesia).

The largest lithium deposit in the world found in USA

13-09-2023
Some researchers have found in the US, in the McDermitt Caldera, on the border between Nevada and Oregon, what could be the largest lithium reserve in the world

Japan reveals first test results on Fukushima released contaminated water levels

29-08-2023
The levels of radioactivity found in the seawater samples are normal, below safety limits, as reported by Tepco, the company that manages the operation

China sides against release of Fukushima contaminated water: the reasons

28-08-2023
China has taken a clear stance against the Japanese government's decision to release the radioactive contaminated waters of Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean, threatening sanctions which have found real application in the past few hours

Fukushima: what is the real environmental damage of contaminated water release

28-08-2023
Experts say the main problem is tritium, the radioactive element of hydrogen, which cannot be removed from contaminated water because there is no technology to do so, with the water simply being diluted

Japan releases Fukushima radioactive water into the ocean

24-08-2023
The government of Japan has officially begun dumping the radioactive treated water contained in the tanks of the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean

Chernobyl and Fukushima and nuclear safety

24-07-2023
The International Atomic Energy Agency works with its Member States and numerous partners around the world to promote nuclear technologies that are safe in all senses and peaceful

Environmental impact of nuclear energy

24-07-2023
The potentially greatest negative impact lies in the risk of nuclear weapons proliferation, but not only

The role of uranium in nuclear energy

23-07-2023
With a pure fast reactor fuel cycle with consumption of all uranium and actinides, an estimated amount of uranium in contracted resources and phosphate ores for about 160 000 years at a price of $60–100/kg

How much nuclear energy contributes to the energy needs of the planet

23-07-2023
As of 2023, nuclear power accounts for about 10% of global electricity generation

Bill Gates supports nuclear power to overcome carbon emissions

10-07-2023
He said: "We need nuclear power if we are to meet the world's growing energy needs while eliminating carbon emissions"

Crowned eagle habitat is being destroyed and its survival is at risk

09-07-2023
Their numbers are now thought to be declining much more than previously perceived due to near-epidemic destruction of native African rainforest. It is listed by the IUCN as Near Threatened

Ukraine: 42,000 people at risk after dam destruction

10-06-2023
At least 80 population centers have been evacuated, for the Ukrainian presidency, about 2,000 people have already been transferred

Why Elon Musk's Starship launch really matters NASA

20-04-2023
The launch of Starship is of great interest to the United States and above all to NASA

What is the Event horizon in a black hole

15-04-2023
An event horizon is a concept related to black holes, a theoretical prediction of general relativity

It was caught a radio signal nine billion light years away from us!

01-04-2023
The discovery was described in a study published by the prestigious Royal Astronomical Society journal

Digital information, could have measurable physical effects

27-03-2023
We will reach 51% by 2030. By 2070 there will be at least 1 kg of bit stored in some cloud for each of our mobile phones, computers and tablets

Are Elon Musk's Starlink satellites polluting space?

22-03-2023
In the latest issue of Nature Astronomy, scientists and astronomers have lined up against the constellations of artificial satellites in low Earth orbit, namely Starlink, by Elon Musk

Nearly 16,000 dead in the earthquake only in Turkey, in total 20,000 dead

10-02-2023
The earthquake that struck the easternmost part of Turkey caused only in the Country almost 16,000 deaths. The total is 20,000 deaths in all the Countrues hit by the powerful earthquake

Earthquake light: why it occurs, truth and doubts

09-02-2023
Many videos on social media showed images of the sky full of flashes and beams of light during the earthquake, the phenomenon of the so-called Earthquake light

Over 11,500 deaths from the earthquake in Turkey, a toll destined to grow

09-02-2023
The powerful earthquake in Turkey and Syria has caused a very high number of victims, over 11 thousand, a number destined, unfortunately, to grow

The largest predator in the Arctic would be a starfish

05-02-2023
In a new study published in PNAS, and reported in Focus, Rémi Amiraux of the University of Manitoba, Canada, said the Arctic's biggest predator would be a starfish

The earth's core is slowing down its rotation

25-01-2023
It was announced in Nature Geoscience as a result of the study of two Chinese scientists, Yi Yang and Xiaodong Song, of the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Geophysics of Peking University

The snow goose, the decline has stopped

30-12-2022
The greater snow geese population was in decline in the early 20th century, but has now reached sustainable levels again