An underwater volcano off the Oregon coast could erupt late this year, scientists say. The volcano, known as Axial Seamount, is more than 4,900 feet beneath the Pacific Ocean and 300 miles off the ...

According to a recent study, the efforts to predict Axial Seamount's next eruption since 2015 have failed because the seafloor's swelling slowed steadily between 2015 and 2023.

Instead, the Axial Seamount sits about a mile below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, reaching about 3,500 feet above the surrounding seafloor. The entire region sits atop a plate boundary where ...

While there's no guarantee that the Axial Seamount is about to imminently erupt, cameras are in place just in case. And you can have a front-row seat to the action from the comfort of your own ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

Researchers have documented many spectacular effects of the underwater eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai, such as the ...

Although volcanic eruptions may seem like a distant worry for many of us, about 10 percent of the world’s population lives within striking distance of a volcano. This includes those living in the U.S.

When the island of Santorini was rattled by thousands of small earthquakes earlier this year, many people were left mystified ...

An eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki in November killed nine people and injured dozens. It also erupted in March. Indonesia is an archipelago of 270 million people with frequent seismic activity.

A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted Tuesday, blanketing the sky with a more than six-mile-high ash cloud and prompting authorities to raise the country’s volcanic alert level. Mount Lewotobi ...

Guatemala's Fuego volcano shot ash miles into the air on Friday as authorities said they had evacuated more than 700 people from their homes as a precaution, before declaring the eruption over ...