But the untapped potential of geothermal energy lies beneath the oceans, where tectonic rift zones create vents that release immense heat from the Earth’s interior. These undersea vents ...

A dusting of white lay around the vents, and in some places, had accumulated so high as to look like chimneys on the sea floor, smoking with hot, mineral-rich water. As the water cooled ...

Hidden deep in the Pacific Ocean – almost 6,000 meters (19,685 feet) down into the Mariana Trench – are a group of ...

The Sea of Cortez, also known as the Gulf of California, is a unique corner of the Pacific Ocean. This remarkable young sea is thought to be around five million years old and home to nearly 900 ...

grant to study underwater hydrothermal systems at Axial Seamount, the largest and most active volcano on the western boundary of the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate. Their project, known as InVADER ...