A new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) imaged a previously unexplored portion of the seafloor in ultra-deep waters near ...

Japan has warned of a 70–80% chance of a magnitude 8–9 earthquake along the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years, which ...

A decades-old manga has Japan on edge as fresh earthquakes hit the countrys south. Despite scientists stressing that quakes ...

Eight months after officials plunged shovels into dirt for a ceremonial ground-breaking, phase 1 of the project — which, for ...

A new autonomous underwater vehicle is helping scientists understand some of the planet’s least explored regions. <br /><br ...

In a scientific first, researchers have tracked the elusive motion of a rare variety of earthquake during a seismic event ...

Amanda Dedicatoria described towering hydrothermal vents rising from the ocean floor like underwater skyscrapers. Just hours ...

A topographical map of the Mariana Trench. Photo: NOAA In Guillermo del Toro’s 2013 giant monster movie Pacific Rim ...

The forward deployment of warships marks Washington's commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, the Navy ...

Far beneath the ocean's surface, where mountain belts rise and ancient oceanic crust lies hidden, a long-lost tectonic plate ...

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