In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles from any continent, Easter Island rises out of the sea. Its surface ...

In 2022, researchers aboard the E/V Nautilus made a discovery on the floor of the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii. While surveying the Liliʻuokalani Ridge in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National ...

A 2014 satellite image captured a rare glimpse of a massive, eerily circular ring of clouds that formed slap-bang in the ...

After suspecting the presence of a series of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, researchers have now mapped out the ...

Nodules on the Pacific Ocean floor. Photo by the National Oceanography Centre. No restrictions. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

Several Underwater Volcanoes Found on the Seafloor About 60 Kilometers from Rarotonga Island.

A seabed mining company has asked the Trump administration for approval to harvest the ocean floor for critical metals in ...

Researchers uncover a possible active underwater volcano chain near the Cook Islands, hinting at fresh geological activity.

The Pacific Ocean is a highly seismically active ... Indeed, while more than 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by water, the ocean floor is largely unmonitored. This limits our understanding ...

A seabed mining company has asked the Trump administration for approval to harvest the ocean floor for critical metals in international waters controlled by a United Nations-affiliated ...