Magma heating effect influences how volcanoes erupt
Lava fountain during the 2021 Tajogaite eruption (La Palma, Canary Islands). Image courtesy of Jorge Romero. Light shed on a thermal process in magma that may help explain why similar volcanic systems can produce very different eruptive behaviours. An international...
Epic journey of Stonehenge’s Altar Stone
Stonehenge. Image by Steve Feeney from Pixabay. New research highlights the epic journey one of Stonehenge’s most famous stones is likely to have taken across ancient Britain. The research by Curtin University has revealed how the centrally placed Altar...
Urban bowerbirds dazzle females with ‘borrowed’ human items
Adult male bowerbird. Credit: Caitlin Evans. Unlike their rural counterparts, male great bowerbirds in an Australian city use a range of often colourful human items to impress females. The bowers in urban settings included human items such as glass and plastic to...