Caldera

A new analysis of 30-year-old images taken by the Magellan spacecraft suggests that a volcanic eruption happened on the planet between 1990 and 1992. In other words, Venus is a living planet.The discovery—published today in Science—seems to resolve a longstanding question about the scorching hot, craggy world: whether volcanoes are still active on the Venusian surface. If volcanic activity is responsible for the surface change seen in the images, Venus will be the third body in the solar system to host active magma…

Yellowstone Volcano. Credit: Unsplash, public domain A team of researchers with members affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.S. and one in Australia reports evidence that there is much more magma below the Yellowstone Caldera than previously thought. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes…

But some players are disappointed at stripped-down status Activision has relaunched the original edition of Call of Duty Warzone, the battle royale variant of its best-selling military franchise. The publisher had previously removed the title in order to spotlight its successor, Warzone 2.0, but has now reopened servers for the original bullet-pumping multiplayer title. Remonikered “Warzone Caldera”, the original Warzone is now available as a separate entity, featuring only two modes — Quads and Solos — and only one map…

After being offline for nearly two weeks, the original Call of Duty: Warzone — now branded as Warzone Caldera — has relaunched, but the package is far from what it used to be. This modified version of the beloved game is completely stripped down, offering access only to the Caldera map and the standard battle royale mode. This wasn’t much of a surprise, as Activision previously confirmed the game would lack key features, but now that Caldera is live, it’s far more disappointing than we expected. Here’s what’s…

A view of the eruption taken by a research camera on the northern rim of the caldera on Monday, November 28.Photo: USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (AP)The world’s largest active volcano is erupting for the first time in almost 40 years. The Mauna Loa volcano, which is located on the Big Island in Hawaii, started erupting on Sunday night, breaking its longest quiet streak in recorded history.The U.S. Geological Survey said in an advisory that the eruption began at 11:30 p.m.HST on Sunday in Moku‘āweoweo, the summit…

Call of Duty fans are counting down to the relaunch of the Caldera map in Warzone. After recently releasing Warzone 2.0 on consoles and PC, Activision is bringing Caldera back as a standalone experience. The map has been offline for 12 days, ever since Warzone 2.0 made its debut earlier in November. Call of Duty Warzone: Caldera has a November 28 release date and a 6pm GMT UK launch time. Of course, with the focus now on Warzone 2.0, the Caldera experience won't be the same as before.While the map itself remains…

Call of Duty Warzone has been taken offline for the launch of Season 1 and Warzone 2.0. Activision plans to take the classic Warzone experience offline for maintenance at 4pm GMT on November 16. Warzone 2.0 will subsequently launch at 6pm GMT, complete with a brand new map, Battle Pass and game mode. Unfortunately, however, the original Warzone will stay offline for another couple of weeks.Indeed, fans of the current map will have to wait until November 28, when Call of Duty: Warzone Caldera returns as a standalone…