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Billowing smoke and flowing lava turning the sky orange are seen in this Icelandic Coast Guard handout image during an volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula 3 km north of Grindavik, western Iceland on December 18, 2023. A volcanic eruption began on Monday night in Iceland, south of the capital Reykjavik, following an earthquake swarm, Iceland's Meteorological Office reported. (Photo by Icelandic Coast Guard / HANDOUT / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Volcano erupts in southwest Iceland

A volcano erupting close to an Iceland power plant shot geysers of molten lava into the dark winter sky on Tuesday after weeks of intense seismic activity.

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UNSW's Professor Guan Yeoh with the FSA FIRECOAT paint. Picture: suppled

Paint may save homes from fire

A world-first fire-retardant paint developed by Australian scientists may hold the key to safer homes and cheaper insurance premiums as another deadly bushfire season approaches.

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