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Science news this week: Lava lakes and moon chunks
Oct. 29, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
Rare lake forms in Death Valley
There's still time to see a rare oasis that formed in Death Valley.
Scientists finally solve 390 million-year-old 'murder mystery' from an ancient supercontinent
Researchers mapped out "cake-like" fossil layers belonging to a group of ancient marine creatures from the supercontinent Gondwana that mysteriously died off 390 million years ago.
Collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet is 'unavoidable,' study finds
British Antarctic Survey researchers have found that the rate at which ice is melting and contributing to sea level rise will accelerate in the next century, regardless of actions to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
Perilous expedition to uninhabited island in South Atlantic confirms existence of world's 8th lava lake
A new National Geographic "Explorer" episode follows an expedition to Saunders Island and the first documented ascent of Mount Michael, a volcano hosting the world's eighth lava lake.
'Ghost' of ancient river-carved landscape discovered beneath Antarctica
Satellite data have revealed an ancient landscape that may have escaped erosion and been preserved beneath the East Antarctic ice sheet since the continent froze over 34 million years ago.
California's supervolcano has a massive lid that causes swarms of earthquakes — and that's a good thing, scientists say
A dormant supervolcano in California's Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains lets off the occasional earthquake swarm, but new evidence suggests it's simmering down.
What percentage of the ocean have we mapped?
"It's crazy to think that we don't have a complete map of our planet," one researcher involved in a project to map the entire seafloor by 2030 told Live Science.
