Scientists on the AKMA3 ocean expedition discovered an exceptional underwater feature consisting of a mud volcano in the middle of a large crater 80 miles south of Norway's Bear Island. The volcano ...

Groundbreaking research has unveiled the subsurface dynamics of a mysterious volcano, Oldoinyo Lengai, providing unprecedented insights into its unique geological behavior. These findings not only ...

The history of an underwater volcano in Hawaii has been revealed by researchers in a new study. For the first time, scientists at the University of Hawaii (UH) have estimated how many eruptions have ...

Discover the unique wildlife of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, from the nēnē goose and colorful honeycreepers to sea ...

A new mass of land was recently formed off the shores of Japan after an explosive underwater volcano activated at the end of October, according to researchers from the University of Tokyo. The ...

Deep below the Pacific, a restless seafloor volcano off Oregon is showing signs it may soon stir again. Axial Seamount, a submarine volcano located nearly a mile beneath the ocean surface, is flexing ...

What’s new: Following the discovery of the underwater Borealis Mud Volcano on the Arctic seabed in 2023, researchers have now confirmed that the methane-spewing volcano is home to a diverse array of ...

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People have long wondered what life was first like on Earth, and if there is life in our solar system beyond our planet. Scientists have reason to believe that some of the moons in our solar system – ...

In Italy, a super volcano outside of Naples is stirring in a way it hasn't for centuries. And hundreds of thousands of people live right by it.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) James F. Holden, UMass Amherst (THE CONVERSATION) People have long wondered what life ...