Costa Rica is a country forged by fire. Although only three volcanoes are currently active, there are more than 400 volcanic ...

400m underwater and has been under intense surveillance for a decade. Through a series of sophisticated instruments linked by ...

Underwater volcanoes like Axial Seamount rarely threaten ... scientists inch closer to demystifying the forces that shape our planet. The new findings appeared in the journal Nature.

Underwater volcanoes can be biodiversity hotspots as they bring up nutrients from the sea bed and offer a place in which fish can shelter. Ferdinandea hosts an abundance of life, such as schools ...

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 ...

In 2015, researchers examining deep-sea sediments near the underwater volcano Loki discovered gene fragments indicating a new and previously undiscovered form of microbes. Loki's Castle vent chimney.

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 ...