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If you were lucky 74,000 years ago, you would have survived the Toba supereruption, one of the largest catastrophic events that Earth has seen in the past 2.5 million years. This article was ...

A collaborative research team led by University of Tasmania scientists has returned from a major 54-day voyage on CSIRO ...

A supervolcano is like a regular volcano on steroids. If it erupts, it would kill 100,000 people in an instant. And expel over a thousand times more material than a regular volcano. It would send so ...

Approximately 74,000 years ago, a colossal volcanic eruption occurred, leaving an indelible mark on the entire planet.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jayde N. Hirniak, Arizona State University (THE CONVERSATION) If you were lucky 74,000 ...

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