Scientists Look Forward To Watching Life Emerge On New Volcanic Island

Geo Beats 2015-05-19

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The volcanic eruption that formed a small island off of Japan is still going on, but researchers are already making predictions about the life that will form there.

The volcanic eruption that formed a small island about 600 miles off the coast of Japan is still going on, but researchers are already making predictions about the life that will form there.
Lava began to spew in late 2013 and within months created a land mass that went on to engulf a neighboring one.
Upon consuming the other island it also took on its name – Nishinoshima. 
Before it was overwhelmed, the old Nishinoshima was home to a number of bird colonies, which 

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