In the icy depths of Lake Baikal, the world’s oldest and deepest freshwater lake, a robotic expedition has uncovered stunning ...

Scientists believe a massive underwater volcano is on the brink of eruption ... produce runny lava flows that result in gentle slopes. They earn their name due to their resemblance to a shield ...

Charlotte Lytton and Matthew Abbott traveled to Tonga to report this story. All photographs were made in May 2023. Sept. 1 at 6:00 a.m. Warning: This graphic requires ...

When this process occurs repeatedly, it can result in the formation of underwater volcanoes. If it happens frequently enough, the volcanic structure can accumulate and eventually rise above the ...

Museum experts are exploring how to bring the science dioramas of yore into the 21st century, while ensuring scientific accuracy and acknowledging past ...

Hydroacoustic signals captured by the world’s international nuclear monitoring system suggest an underwater landslide may ...

Credit: @ Didier Marti/Getty Images A series of relatively young underwater volcanoes has been discovered under the waves of the Pacific Ocean, some of which may even be active. The volcanoes were ...

The Canary Islands not only boast the third largest volcano in the world, but also the largest natural underwater lava tunnel. Mount Teide, the third largest volcano, resides in Tenerife ...

These newly mapped underwater volcanoes were first theorized in 2024 after researchers discovered that the rocks of one submerged volcano were only 670,000 years old.

MANILA, Philippines — A grassfire erupted at the upper slopes of the Kanlaon Volcano on Tuesday, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). According to Phivolcs ...

In this region, where seismic activity is traditionally high due to the meeting of the Eurasian and African plates and where an arc of underwater volcanoes stretches out, some scientists were ...

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