Surrounding the remote island of Miyake, off the east-central coast of Japan, the stoney sea floor matches the volcanic rock on the surface. Scattered across the rocks are patches of green algae, ...

Scientists found a cryptic creature at a volcanic lava field and discovered a new species, a study said and photos show. Photo from Javier Avila In a volcanic lava field of Argentina sat a cryptic ...

Scientists just discovered a volcano in the Pacific Ocean hiding something no one expected. Deep underwater, strange giant creatures were found living in conditions that shouldn’t even support life.

The eruption of the underwater Hunga volcano emitted the highest plume of ash ever recorded—an event that was visible from Earth-observing satellites. Credit: NOAA The eruption of the underwater Hunga ...

Off the coast of American Samoa, an active underwater volcano towers above the seafloor, its upper crater the site of a four-year eruption. Following the formation of a 1,000-foot lava cone between ...

Far beneath the ocean’s surface, where sunlight never reaches and temperatures soar near underwater volcanoes, life still thrives. Entire ecosystems survive on toxic chemicals released from ...

Using an underwater robot launched from the research vessel Nautilus, an underwater volcano in American Samoa was explored. Ocean Exploration Trust Off the coast of American Samoa, an active ...