Underwater volcanoes are powerful geological forces shaping our planet and oceans. These hidden giants form through tectonic ...

Researchers discovered that continents don’t just split at the surface—they also peel from below, feeding volcanic activity in the oceans. Simulations reveal that slow mantle waves strip continental ...

A new island formed a week ago off the coast of the Japanese island Iwo Jima thanks to the work of an undersea volcano. The unnamed volcano first began erupting on Oct. 21 and has spewed enough ...

Born of volcanoes, Hawaii is a place where spectacular beauty rises from intense geophysical forces that have played out over millions of years. What's behind this spring's eruption of the Kilauea ...

A new mass of land was recently formed off the shores of Japan after an explosive underwater volcano activated at the end of October, according to researchers from the University of Tokyo. The ...

In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles from any continent, Easter Island rises out of the sea. Its surface tells a story of volcanism that began roughly 2.5 million years ago, but ...

The Earth's mantle might not always move along in lockstep with the overlying tectonic crust—as set out in science textbooks for decades—but may instead behave differently. This is the conclusion of ...

TOKYO — An undersea volcano erupted off Japan three weeks ago, providing a rare view of the birth of a tiny new island, but experts say it may not last very long. The unnamed undersea volcano, located ...

Footage from Mount Kilauea, on Hawaii's Big Island, showed fountains of lava being spraying 300 metres into the air. Find out ...

An undersea volcano erupted off Japan three weeks ago, providing a rare view of the birth of a tiny new island, but experts say it may not last very long. The unnamed undersea volcano, located about ...