Reverse Effect: Eruption of climate

The eruption can cause climate change, no doubt. Supervolcanoes that send to the stratosphere many tons of ash may affect the global climate. But it appears that perhaps the reverse effect: the German and American scientists have found evidence that climate can change the activity of volcanoes.

This is something new! However, researchers at Harvard University in collaboration with the center GEOMAR know what they say on their side - the results of the analysis of volcanic deposits in the last million years.

Mars rover Curiosity explores lowland Yellowknife Bay

The Mars rover Curiosity, a key element of the mission Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) NASA resumed traffic January 3 and drove right up to the twisting geological formation, called Snake river ("Zmeistaya river").

Snake River is a thin curved line of dark rock, running through between flat slabs of lighter rocks and towering over the sand. Curiosity rover science team plans to study this form of relief in detail, before switching to other nearby rocks.

Maximum of solar activity in 2013 is expected to be the weakest

Maximum activity this year is likely to be the weakest in at least the last 100 years, according to NASA scientists observing the nearest star to the Earth every day.

The number of sunspots is low, despite the fact that the sun is close to the maximum of its 11-year activity cycle. Furthermore, the intensity of radio waves, usually pointing to the high solar activity, also significantly reduced.