* Astronomy

Antarctica's famous volcano shows signs of life not seen in nearly 30 years

There were hints as early as August. In October, however, the signs that Erebus volcano was waking up in a big way became unmistakable.
By Oct. 9, a broadband seismic station External Non-U.S. government site on the flanks of Antarcticas southernmost active volcano showed a signal akin to a spike on an electrocardiogram chart - but a heartbeat that erupted with enough power to be detected 35 kilometres away at New Zealands Scott Base External Non-U.S. government site.
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