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Knowable Magazine on Nostr: 😱 What do Mary Shelley’s gothic horror novel Frankenstein, the fall of the ...

😱 What do Mary Shelley’s gothic horror novel Frankenstein, the fall of the Mongol Empire, Edvard Munch’s haunting painting titled The Scream, and the Black Death all have in common?

🌋 Volcanoes!

Scientists are finding links between these world-changing events and artistic feats and huge volcanic eruptions that happened hundreds—sometimes thousands—of miles away.

✍️ Alexandra Witze: https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/physical-world/2026/volcanoes-that-made-history

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