A deep-sea exploration off the coast of Hawaii has revealed a striking natural formation on the Pacific seafloor that’s left marine scientists momentarily speechless: a structure resembling a “yellow ...

Off the coast of British Columbia, nearly a mile beneath the surface, something unexpected is happening. It starts with heat.

"Heat is funneled toward Antarctica, contributing to ice melt and sea level rise." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. New ...

Waves in Earth's mantle created by the rifting of continents may peel the planet's crust from below, feeding volcanoes in the middle of the ocean. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Siladitya Ray is a New Delhi-based Forbes news team reporter. The Axial Seamount, an underwater volcano located off the Pacific Northwest coast that last erupted in 2015 and spewed several miles of ...

In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles from any continent, Easter Island rises out of the sea. Its surface tells a story of volcanism that began roughly 2.5 million years ago, but ...

A new study by an international team of researchers revealed that a rare and large summertime phytoplankton bloom in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre in the summer of 2018 was prompted by ash from ...

Satellite imagery shows Kavachi, one of the most active submarine volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean and most known for its shark inhabitants, is showing increased plumes. Better-known aerial volcanoes ...

A research expedition in the Southern Ocean has mapped a string of seamounts that help to shape the Antarctic Circumpolar Current — an ocean current that flows clockwise around Antarctica. When you ...