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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with a sudden wave of volcanic sediment, leaving them suffocated. Subscribe to ...