volcano

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Mosses are well known for surviving in places that challenge most life, including the Himalayan peaks, the scorching deserts of Death Valley, the Antarctic tundra, and the cooling surfaces of active volcanoes.

From Science Daily

Some volcanoes, including Mount St. Helens in Washington state and Quizapu in Chile, have occasionally released slow, gentle lava flows even when their magma was rich in gas and considered highly explosive.

From Science Daily

Watkins, a geochemist who specializes in the behavior of minerals at high temperature and pressure, used laboratory equipment capable of simulating the conditions found deep in the crust or beneath a volcano.

From Science Daily

Castles, volcanoes and yurts — oh my — whiz past at a clip that would make a dice-roller drool.

From New York Times

The process could help scientists confirm which, if any, volcanoes are still active on Venus, while learning more about its geology.

From Salon