But the underwater volcano has ... where the Pacific and Juan de Fuca plates meet — 4,600 feet below the surface. “It’s on an ocean spreading center, which is on one side of the Juan de ...

The Columbia River is critical for fish, energy, commerce and identity. But it faces an uncertain future. How much more can ...

Abnormally warm ocean waters can bleach corals ... Photograph by Vlad Sokhin, Panos Low-lying nations further north in the Central Pacific are particularly vulnerable to sea level rise.

But the underwater volcano has made national ... around 300 miles off the northern Oregon coast, where the Pacific and Juan de Fuca plates meet — 4,600 feet below the surface. “It’s on an ocean ...

Hidden a mile beneath the ocean, Axial Seamount might soon awaken ... it also sits between two tectonic plates. These are the Pacific and Juan de Fuca plates, slowly pulling apart.

An underwater volcano in the Pacific Northwest is expected to erupt ... The volcano, Axial Seamount, lies about a mile below the ocean's surface, about 300 miles from the coast of Astoria, Oregon.

“Brine pools,” where the saltwater concentration is greater than the surrounding ocean, create lake-like surfaces and shorelines. Earth’s largest waterfall is actually underwater in the ...

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Iron released from coal combustion and steel production is altering the ecosystem in a critical part of the North Pacific, a new study has found. About 39 percent of dissolved iron in the ...

Marine scientists have captured images of a mysterious tentacled creature that lives more than 3 miles below the ocean ...