Super-Eruption Launched Algae Army Into the Sky
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 12:30
in Earth & Climate
Slimy brown algae not only survived a wild ride into the stratosphere on a volcanic ash cloud, they landed on distant islands looking flawless, a new study finds. On New Zealand's North Island 25,000 years ago, the Taupo super-eruption launched more than