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Siberian traps,

World's largest mass extinction may have begun with volcanic winter

17 November 2021

The end-Permian mass extinction 252 million years ago might have begun when eruptions triggered a volcanic winter

Science with Sam volcanoes

Science with Sam: Are there volcanoes in space?

11 May 2021

From cataclysmic supervolcanos on Earth to ice plumes on Enceladus, the solar system is a wildly volcanic place. This is your guide.

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