Recently, a new study published in the journal ZooKeys has claimed to have found the most dangerous location to live in Earth’s history.¹ And it is possible they are entirely correct, but for the wrong reasons.

Recently, a new study published in Scientific Reports outlined a novel method to predict volcanic eruptions.¹ However, the technique only seems to work on a site-by-site basis and requires a tremendous amount of eruption data, more information than most volcanoes usually provide.

The accurate prediction of an earthquake could potentially save thousands of lives. Everything from the study of strange animal behavior to satellites mapping changes in surface elevation have been employed to try and predict earthquakes. However, few of these methods have been shown to be reliable or accurate.