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For Ancient Mesoamericans, the best way to chill was to get really, really hot.
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Ancient Mesoamericans Calmed Down and Hooked Up in Sweaty Steam Baths

Temazcales helped indigenous people let off steam, until colonialism came along.
Sabrina Imbler August 21, 2019
Lake Ilopango, under appropriately cloudy skies.
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When a Volcano in El Salvador Cooled Down the Entire World

It may have even helped bring on the bubonic plague.
Matthew Taub August 19, 2019
Capulin Volcano
Des Moines, New Mexico

Capulin Volcano

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.
The gems and figures were found in the remains of a villa in Pompeii.
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Found: A Stash of Mystical Charms and Amulets in Pompeii

The ash-encased city always manages to surprise.
Isaac Schultz August 15, 2019
The Posbury Clump volcano, in all its faded glory.
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For Sale: Your Very Own (Extinct) Volcano

The regrettably named Posbury Clump could be yours for just $60,000 and change.
Sabrina Imbler August 1, 2019
Kircher's map of the Earth's core and volcanoes, from <em>Mundus Subterraneus</em>, is richly detailed.
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Stare Into the Belly of the Earth With 17th-Century Polymath Athanasius Kircher

How a visit to Vesuvius shaped his prescient vision of a hot core.
Jessica Leigh Hester July 30, 2019
Mount Banahaw.
Quezon, Philippines

Mount Banahaw

This volcano in the Philippines is believed to have miraculous healing powers.
The volcano known as Ok is now down a glacier.
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The Trek to Bid Farewell to an Icelandic Glacier

A plaque will soon mark the site of Okjökull, one of Iceland’s dearly departed.
Jessica Leigh Hester July 23, 2019
Del Norte, Colorado

La Ventana Arch

Unlike most arches, this geological oddity formed in a volcanic dike.
Gaet’ale Pond.
Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia

Gaet’ale Pond

The Earth's saltiest natural body of water belches toxic gas.
Gastro Obscura

Lanzarote Wines

On an island’s moon-like terrain, grapevines creep out of ashen volcanic soil and create extraordinary elixirs.
Red Mountain during winter.
Flagstaff, Arizona

Red Mountain

The eroded core of an ancient volcano is now accessible by a short hike.
Grand Prismatic Spring.
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A Swarm of Aftershocks Swept Through Yellowstone, From a Quake 60 Years Ago

Earthquakes are just plain inscrutable.
Jonathan Carey May 31, 2019
Humboldt's <em>Tableau Physique</em> was a landmark for biogeography.
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An Explorer's Famed Infographic May Have a Big, Fatal Flaw

Alexander von Humboldt might have been using the wrong mountain.
Jonathan Carey May 29, 2019
Rohnfelder captured dreamy reflections at Mount Giluwe, in Papua New Guinea.
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Oh, The Places You'll Go, When You Love to Climb Volcanoes

A photographer who can't get enough of them set out to summit the tallest one on each continent.
Jessica Leigh Hester May 24, 2019
Gastro Obscura

San Marzano Tomatoes

Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.
Panueli, Solomon Islands

Egg Fields of Savo Island

Megapodes incubate their eggs using the heat of an active volcano on this Pacific isle.
A "mirror pool" below a volcanic flange in the Gulf of California.
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Found: Hot Pink ‘Pagodas’ at the Bottom of the Sea

A deep-sea expedition uncovers a candy-colored oasis off the Gulf of California.
Sabrina Imbler April 5, 2019