Unearthing the Secrets of Magma

Christy Till started out as a ballet dancer, but then became a geologist who studies magma and volcanoes. Watch her talk about studying magma and lava flows, and the time spans over which we can see changes related to volcanic eruptions.

The Hope Diamond, one of the largest blue diamonds ever found
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