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An illuminated manuscript from the late 14th to the early 15th century, depicting two individuals observing a lunar eclipse

Medieval monks accidentally recorded some of history’s biggest volcanic eruptions

05 April 2023

By observing the night sky, medieval monks unwittingly recorded some of history’s largest volcanic eruptions, according to a new analysis of 12th and 13th century European and Middle Eastern chronicles.

Volcanic eruption influenced Iceland’s conversion to Christianity

19 March 2018

Memories of the largest lava flood in the history of Iceland, recorded in an apocalyptic medieval poem, were used to drive the island’s conversion to Christianity, new research suggests.

Artist’s impression of a super-Earth exoplanet orbiting its nearby star

Exoplanet hunter: in search of new Earths and life in the Universe

15 February 2016

In 1995, in Geneva, PhD student Didier Queloz discovered a planet orbiting another sun – something that astronomers had predicted, but never found. Today he continues his terra hunting for extreme worlds and Earth twins in Cambridge.

Increase in volcanic eruptions at the end of the ice age caused by melting ice caps and glacial erosion

02 February 2016

Researchers have found that glacial erosion and melting ice caps both played a key role in driving the observed global increase in volcanic activity at the end of the last ice age.

Medieval monks accidentally recorded some of history’s biggest volcanic eruptions

Volcanic eruption influenced Iceland’s conversion to Christianity

Exoplanet hunter: in search of new Earths and life in the Universe

Increase in volcanic eruptions at the end of the ice age caused by melting ice caps and glacial erosion

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