Hydrothermal systems at mid-ocean ridges (MOR) transfer heat, metals, and carbon from Earth’s interior to the deep ocean, ...

Far off the Oregon Coast, a restless underwater volcano has been rattling the seafloor with swarms of tiny earthquakes, ...

An active underwater volcano 300 miles off the Oregon Coast that was predicted to erupt in 2025 is now expected to erupt ...

For decades, the end-stage life of a subduction zone existed only in theory. Now, for the first time in geologic history, scientists are bearing witness to the Juan de Fuca Plate tearing apart and ...

Every year the silver (coho) salmon return to their home rivers in August and September, from the Oregon coast up through Alaska. One of the prime passages that large numbers of silvers must swim ...

An underwater volcano off the coast of Oregon is gearing up for an eruption, according to volcanologists who are monitoring for activity. The Axial Seamount-- an underwater volcano located about 300 ...

Melt inclusion in an olivine from the Juan de Fuca Ridge An overriding goal in the field of igneous petrology is to determine the composition of Earth’s mantle through analyses of lavas erupted on the ...

Far beneath the Pacific, a hidden volcano is swelling again after years of silence. Scientists are watching closely as pressure builds along a remote seafloor ridge A map shows where Axial Seamount is ...

Flood watches and warnings remain in effect as heavy rain continues to pummel western Washington. by KOMO News Staff STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA, Wash — A search for a missing kayaker in the Strait of Juan ...

Things are heating up hundreds of miles off the coast of Oregon, where a large undersea volcano is showing signs of impending eruption, scientists say. The volcano, known as Axial Seamount, is located ...