A team of geologists led by the University of Maryland and the University of Hawaiʻi finally connected one of the largest volcanic eruptions in Earth’s history with its source deep beneath the Pacific ...

Hidden in the Pacific, two very different volcanoes are forcing scientists to rethink what counts as “biggest.” Tamu Massif, ...

Part of an undersea plateau about 750 miles off the coast of Brazil was once a tropical island above the ocean. This submerged island is rich in ferromanganese crusts, which contain valuable elements ...