For much of 2025, an underwater volcano off the Oregon coast was treated as a geological ticking clock, with forecasts suggesting it could erupt at almost any moment. Instead, the year is ending ...

1959 Kīlauea Iki eruption: It happened in the crater just north of the volcano’s caldera, lasting only about a month with 17 episodes and inclined lava fountains, including the highest lava fountains ...

So. It’s December 31, and that means one thing: that the world – and specifically, Axial Seamount, the volcano lying on the ...

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 ...

The explosiveness of a volcanic eruption depends on how many gas bubbles form in the magma – and when. Until now, it was thought that gas bubbles were formed primarily when the ambient pressure ...

If the theory is proven correct, the consequences could be enormous, spelling a much more risky, explosive future.

NEW ORLEANS — One year ago, scientists made a surprisingly concrete prediction: Before 2025 was out, they said, Axial volcano — a submerged seamount near Oregon in the Northern Pacific Ocean — would ...

About 290 miles off the coast of Cannon Beach, Oregon, lies an underwater volcano called Axial Volcano. Axial erupts about once every ten years. Twice in the past year, news outlets have reported that ...

When you think of the United States, images of sprawling cities and vast landscapes might come to mind, but not the hidden and ever-present geological threat: volcanoes. While you might associate ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Since Kilauea's hawt eruption action moved ...