Researchers have discovered a potentially younger and active volcanic hotspot beneath the Cook Islands' waters, prompting ...

Scientists uncover surprising evidence that the Kerguelen hotspot, responsible for the 5,000-kilometer-long Ninetyeast Ridge, ...

A 2022 satellite photo shows smoke rising from a caldera on Tofua, highlighting the "looming threat" of the volcanic island.

In a shocking revelation, scientists have discovered thousands of giant eggs in an underwater volcano off the coast of ...

Scientists have long been puzzled by volcanoes that erupt far from the edges of tectonic plates—known as intraplate volcanoes ...

The discovery of dark oxygen has shifted our understanding of the deep sea and potentially life on Earth. But we still don’t ...

A 30,000-year-old vulture feather from Central Italy was preserved down to the microscopic level by volcanic rock.

New research suggests that Earth’s orbital variations—the slow changes in its tilt, axial precession, and shape of its ...

Researchers found Earth's orbital changes align with past volcanic eruptions. Climate shifts and massive eruptions occurred ...

In 2022, researchers aboard the E/V Nautilus made a discovery on the floor of the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii. While surveying ...

The cement on the white streets no longer shakes, the sea has calmed down and the pearl of the Cyclades, as this legendary island born from the collapse of a volcano has been nicknamed ...

It's maybe a couple of miles tall and has volcanoes at the top. You can't see very far in front of you because the light doesn't penetrate that deep in the ocean. So when you're right at the ...