Learn how a computer simulation demonstrates that tectonic activity may be less slow and steady than previously thought.

But even seasoned marine researchers were stunned when a dormant underwater volcano off the coast of Vancouver Island, Canada ...

In the 1990s, an entire city in the Caribbean vanished under ash. Plymouth, Montserrat, once vibrant, now lies frozen in time—buried by a volcano still simmering beneath the surf ...

Beneath the surface of the Southern Ocean, vast volumes of cold, dense water plunge off the Antarctic continental shelf, cascading down underwater cliffs to the ocean floor thousands of meters below.

Scientists from the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have led an international team on an expedition in and around ...

A team of scientists has uncovered new details about Mars’ Jezero Crater using the Perseverance rover's cutting-edge ...

Costa Rica is filled with natural beauty and adventure. There are volcanoes, rainforests, waterfalls, beaches, and a great diversity of wildlife. There is a lot to see and do, even as it is a ...

Pele is the Hawaiian goddess of fire and volcanoes and revered as the divine creator of the Hawaiian Islands. Every year, people leave over 10,000 offerings at Pele’s shrine at Halemaʻumaʻu crater.

In the frigid waters originally hidden below, scientists discovered what appear to be new species of crustaceans, fish and other life forms.

This image from webcam footage provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows lava shooting up high during an ongoing eruption of Kilauea volcano inside Hawaii Volcanoes National ...

In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles from any continent, Easter Island rises out of the sea. Its surface ...