An artistic visualization of ocean currents from NASA has people mesmerized learning about our planet's underwater highways.

Scientists in Greece discover that endangered Mediterranean monk seals are sleeping inside underwater "bubble caves" filled ...

An ancient underwater volcano riding a sinking tectonic plate off the coast of Japan may have unleashed several unexplained major earthquakes — by grinding against another tectonic plate above it, a ...

Scientists found a rare-earth element-abundant island concealed under the Rio Grande. This discovery carries immense economic value and can revolutionize knowledge about Earth's geological and ...

Exploring deep, dangerous underwater cave systems offers scientists and divers unparalleled glimpses into Earth’s history, ...

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A recent study published in the journal Geology and led by researchers at the University of Hawai’i (UH) examines both recent and past volcanic eruptions from Kamaʻehuakanaloa (aka Kamaʻehu and ...

Europa's ice shell could be much purer than previously thought. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Studying unusual processes of how ...

A seamount sitting on a subducting tectonic plate off the coast of Japan and plowing its way into Earth's mantle may be at the root of several magnitude 7 earthquakes in the past 40 years. When you ...