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In this episode of Life ’s Little Mysteries , we ’ll take a closer look at some explosive mysteries that grow deeply inside the Earth — volcano .

How do scientists know when a volcano is about to erupt , what would happen if the Yellowstone supervolcano erupted , and what would Earth look like if every volcano on the satellite burst out at once ? take heed to Life ’s Little Mysteries 5 : Mysterious Volcanoes to find out !

Life’s Little Mysteries

We ’ll also hear about ancient volcanoes that may have help the orbicular ascension of mammals around 65 million years ago , and a volcanologist will explain how scientist monitor volcano to better predict eruption .

carbon monoxide - hosts : Jeanna BrynerandMindy Weisberger

invitee : Jessica Ball , the Associate Scientist - In - accusation for Hazard Assessment and Communication at the U.S. Geological Survey ’s California Volcano Observatory;Chelsea Gohd , newsman at Live Science sister website , Space.com

Volcano erupting

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Volcano erupting

A researcher examines the Lava Creek Tuff in Wyoming. We see flat-topped mountains in the background.

An aerial photograph of the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone.

a picture of the Cerro Uturuncu volcano

A satellite photo of an island with a giant river of orange lava

an aerial view of a snowy volcano and mountain range

A satellite photo showing snow at the top of a mountains from above

A satellite photo showing two bright red spots in a green landscape

Fissure opens up in Iceland near the town of Grindavik.

An image comparing the relative sizes of our solar system�s known dwarf planets, including the newly discovered 2017 OF201

a person holds a GLP-1 injector

A man with light skin and dark hair and beard leans back in a wooden boat, rowing with oars into the sea

an MRI scan of a brain

A photograph of two of Colossal�s genetically engineered wolves as pups.

an abstract image of intersecting lasers