An island could form in the Bismarck Sea, north of Papua New Guinea, as a new underwater volcano erupts close to the surface.

Bathymetry of a known caldera, Niuatahi, in the Tongan archipelago. (NOAA Vents Program) Deep beneath the ocean waves, dangers lurk. Not from cryptic monsters like the kraken, but from powerful forces ...

Seismic waves have revealed that the oceanic plate beneath the Ontong Java Plateau was dramatically transformed by the ...

A rare submarine volcanic eruption in the Bismarck Sea, north of Papua New Guinea, has scientists buzzing with the possibility of a new island forming. Satellite imagery has captured plumes and ...

The seafloor plays an important ecological and societal role. Understanding the processes that shape this environment will ...

Submarine volcanoes, volcanic structures hidden beneath the ocean surface, play a vital role in shaping Earth’s geology and marine ecosystems. Formed through tectonic plate movements, rising magma, ...

Pliny’s “Natural History” is meant for “skimming and skipping,” she says. Her own new (one-volume) road-trip novel is ...

The red outlines mark where the fires broke out - Image credit: Alamy This causes water vapour to condense, forming the tiny ...

Though it was ebb tide, the waves continued to relentlessly erode the mass of mud volcano material that claimed their free ...

Fired Great Outdoors Initiative whistleblower: "I hate the fact that I lost my job, but it gave me the freedom to pursue this ...

The Season 4 premiere of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds opens with a new take on a very old event. After a mishap sends the Enterprise 65 million years into the past, the crew tries to mediate a ...

Scientists have witnessed the birth of new oceanic crust for the first time, capturing a rare seafloor spreading event that offers fresh insights into Earth's tectonic processes.