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From lava to life: How a volcanic island ‘Surtsey’ born in 1963 became nature's ultimate experiment

On a cold November morning in 1963, fishermen sailing off Iceland's southern coast noticed something unusual. Dark smoke was rising from the sea. At first, it looked like a ship on fire. Then the ocean began to erupt.

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