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 ...

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 mysterious and highly active undersea volcano off the Pacific Coast could erupt by the end of this year, scientists say. Nearly a mile deep and about 700 miles northwest of San Francisco, the ...

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.

The world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, is a staggering 2,722 ft tall. That’s 829.8 metres, or just over half a mile, making London’s top skyscraper, the Shard, seem like a glorified ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

PORTLAND, Ore. – One of the most active volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest is waking up — leading some scientists to believe it will erupt in 2025.The volcano, named Axial Seamount, sits on ...

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 ...