If it were to erupt, the supervolcano could release a 10 ft (3-meter) layer of molten ash 1,000 miles (1,609km) from Yellowstone National Park, experts have warned. It would be one thousand times as powerful as the 1980 Mount St Helens eruption. The ash would block off points of entry from the ground, and the spread of ash and gases into the atmosphere would stop most air travel, while a haze would drap over the country, causing temperatures to drop. The inset graphic by the United States Geological Survey shows how a 'super eruption' of the molten lava under Yellowstone National Park would spread ash across the United States.
The innovation has allowed patients to leave hospital within two days of surgery, suffering only minimal post-operative pain
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Watch the world's winds in REAL-TIME: Mesmerising interactive map shows Typhoon Soudelor hitting land
Named weatherView, the map allows you to switch on various layers showing the planet's temperature (bottom right), precipitation, moisture and pressure (top right), as well as see the world's air currents in detail. Users can drag the globe to their desired location and zoom in on the spot they want to find out the wind patterns, shown as a series of blue lines. For instance, the map on the left and top right clearly shows Typhoon Soudelor, which has hit Taiwan and is making its way to China.
Mysterious 'alien spots' on Ceres are NOT ice, researchers say as they show off 3D video that reveals 4 mile high 'pyramid'
The new video from NASA's Dawn mission reveals a mountain with bright streaks on its steep slopes (right). The peak's shape has been likened to a cone or a pyramid, 4 miles (6 kilometers) high. The new animation simulates the experience of a close flyover of this area whcih contains white spots (left) in a crater named Occator, which is about 60 miles (90 kilometers) across and 2 miles (4 kilometers) deep..
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The remains (main image) were discovered near the Rollright Stones in Warwickshire, which legend has it were created when a witch turned a king and his knights to stone. They have been dated to around 600AD and were found with an early-Saxon religious utensil called a patera (inset) leading to suggestions of witchcraft.
Why time flies: Interactive graphic reveals why it feels as if the years speed by as you grow older... and it's all down to perspective
Austrian designer Maximilian Kiener created the interactive infographic that suggests why summer seems to last forever as a child but seasons pass faster when you're older. The inforgraphic shows that at the age of one, a year seems like forever because it's all the time the person has experienced. But as people get older, the same time interval becomes and increasingly small fraction of their life overall. A screenshot of life at 90 is shown
The crystal maze for CATS: Pet owner hacks automatic feeder with electronically tagged balls to satisfy his pet's hunting instincts
Benjamin Millam has released a video of his cat 'hunting' RFID enabled balls (pictured left) which, when delivered to a specially built automatic feeding machine (pictured right), allow the cat to get its reward for the hunt. The hack uses an Arduino microcontroller and simple RFID chips to automate the process.
The science behind optical illusions: Video reveals how easy it is to fool our brains into seeing something that isn't there
The video, created by Inside Science TV, takes a look at a number of famous illusions, including the Hermann Grid (top left) and the Mach Bands illusion. Take a look at the center of this figure on the left. It looks like a simple pattern. But when you look outside of it, it starts to move. The image on the bottom right shows two identical straight lines. By changing what is shown around them, they appear to change angle.
'I accidentally glued myself to a crocodile': Scientists reveal most embarrassing #fieldworkfail mistakes on Twitter
It can be a dangerous world for scientists out in the field. And to prove their job isn't all white lab coats and bunsen burners, researchers are now admitting to their hilarious mistakes on Twitter with the #fieldworkfail hashtag. From trying to free a drugged zebra (left), to accidentally exchanging getting stuck in the ground (right), research can be full of blunders.
A monster is coming! Forecasters warn still growing El Nino could cause 'mayhem' but will bring relief to California
Nasa scientists claim conditions in the Pacific Ocean are now stronger than they were in the summer of 1997, when a massive El Niño was brewing. While this could be good news for drought-stricken areas such as California (inset), researchers warn it may also lead to torrential and hazardous downpours elsewhere. For instance, it can trigger heavy rains and floods in South America and scorching weather in Asia and as far away as east Africa.
Crab-like 'alien facehugger' in a cave is spotted on Mars in latest bizarre claim by conspiracy theorists
From ancient pyramids to military bunkers, there's not much conspiracy theorists haven't seen on Mars. Now, in their latest bizarre sighting, alien hunters say they have spotted a mysterious 'facehugger crab' on the red planet. Scientists say these strange sightings are a case of pareidolia, which is the psychological response to seeing faces and other significant and everyday items in random places.
The glasses that make you feel like you're on DRUGS: Bizarre Mood specs simulate psychedelic hallucinations of LSD
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Space telescope catches the moon crossing the Earth from the 'dark side'
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