The volcano is thousands of feet below the ocean’s surface, so it poses no danger to people. But under all that water, a ...

Nearly a mile deep, the Pacific Ocean volcano known as Axial Seamount is drawing increasing scrutiny from scientists who only ...

A recent study found increased seismicity and swelling at Axial Seamount, suggesting an eruption could occur sometime this ...

They tend to inflate like a balloon in between eruptions. At Axial, the sea floor is actually rising, and that’s a big signal ...

A researcher monitoring Axial Seamount, 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, says the eruption is expected to happen before the ...

Axial Seamount, a mile-wide underwater volcano off the coast of Oregon, is showing signs of an imminent eruption. The volcano ...

The 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption began with a steady series of earthquakes in March. By April it began spewing smoke, ...

Though perhaps not well known to the general public, Axial Seamount is considered a key window into Earth's geology. Axial is ...

Axial Seamount sits at a geological crossroads, fueling some of the most intense undersea action in the region.

Deep beneath the waves of the Pacific Ocean, nearly a mile underwater, one of the most fascinating volcanoes in the world is ...

The May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens in southern Washington claimed 57 lives and blasted the terrain of old-growth ...