Remote seamounts in the southeast Pacific may be home to 20 new species. The intersection of the Nazca and Salas y Gómez Ridges is a deep-sea biodiversity hot spot ...

New 40 Ar-39 Ar age data of lavas from Hemler, Vlinder, and Il'ichev seamounts in the West Pacific shows that they do not lie on the old tracks of Macdonald, Arago, Rarotonga, and Samoa hotspots ...

Known as Axial Seamount, it’s the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest – though one most people haven’t heard of because it lies about 300 miles offshore and just under a mile ...

Scientists captured the first recording of a rare squid at the unnamed seamount on the Nazca Ridge. ... 1,019 species were known to live in this portion of the Pacific Ocean, ...

A Casper octopus photographed deep underwater. Discovered in 2016, this is the first time this rare octopus species—yet to receive its scientific name—has been seen in the Southern Pacific.

Nearly a mile deep, the Pacific Ocean volcano known as Axial Seamount is drawing increasing scrutiny from scientists who only discovered its existence in the 1980s.

The most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest is the Axial Seamount. It’s located 300 miles west of Astoria, Oregon, and a mile under the ocean. It’s erupted three times in the past 25 ...

Axial Seamount, a submarine volcano 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, could erupt for the first time since 2015, spewing “very fluid lava” into the sea where scientists were recording more ...

Axial Seamount, a volcano under the Pacific Ocean near Oregon, is expected to erupt in 2025, according to Oregon State University researcher Bill Chadwick.

A seamount, taller than previously believed. Unknown species and unexplored marine landscapes. The Pacific abyss conceals many secrets, and a scientific mission ventured into these depths to uncover ...

The Axial Seamount, an underwater volcano 300 miles off Oregon’s coast, may erupt soon. What it means for Washington, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.

Known as Axial Seamount, it’s the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest – though one most people haven’t heard of because it lies about 300 miles offshore and just under a mile ...