An underwater volcano known as Axial Seamount has shown signs of a possible eruption off the coast of Oregon. Volcanologist Bill Chadwick noted that the volcano is bulging and has experienced over ...

In a fascinating find beneath the waves of the Barents Sea, researchers have discovered anunderwater mud volcano dating back ...

Axial Seamount, a submarine volcano 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, could erupt for the first time since 2015, spewing “very fluid lava” into the sea where scientists were recording more ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

About 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, an underwater volcano appears to be rumbling to life.. Scientists who have been monitoring the vast submarine volcano for decades say a flurry of recent ...

A mysterious and highly active undersea volcano off the Pacific Coast could erupt by the end of this year, scientists say. Nearly a mile deep and about 700 miles northwest of San Francisco, the ...

The Costa Rican expert in geophysics and seismology shares his perspective on earthquake prediction and the imminent eruption ...

The volcano, known as Axial Seamount, is located nearly 1 mile (1.4 kilometers) underwater on a geological hot spot, where searing gushes of molten rock rise from Earth’s mantle and into the crust.

Located in a darkened part of the northeast Pacific Ocean, the submarine volcano has erupted three times since its discovery — in 1998, 2011 and 2015 — according to Bill Chadwick, ...

Underwater volcanoes can create unique habitats for marine life, often acting to deflect food-carrying currents upward, attracting fish and other species.