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Sakurajima just sent another ash plume over Kyushu this morning — Japan’s Volcanic Ash Advisory Center now tracking drift for a fourth straight day

Kagoshima City woke under a fresh coat of gray on Saturday, May 17, 2026. Sometime before dawn, Sakurajima, the stratovolcano that looms across Kinko Bay from the city’s downtown, fired off another ...
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What’s happening in Iceland? Thousands of earthquakes hit as volcanic eruption deemed imminent

Iceland is on the verge of a significant volcanic eruption in the coming days, which has led to thousands of residents being evacuated from their homes since this weekend as thousands of small ...
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Virtual Science Café: Ancient Hobbits, Fungus-Farming Ants, and Tracking Volcanoes

Get a taste for some of the unique Smithsonian research and discoveries related to wonders big and small. Unwind at this virtual science café as you learn about the lives of "Hobbit" hominin, ants who ...