A Boston University led team of scientists analyzed a Pacific Ocean seamount that is teeming with biologically diverse corals and sea creatures ...

"It's getting ready to erupt"—one of America's most active volcanoes has the country on edge. It is called the Axial Seamount, the U.S. West Coast ...

It harbors a thriving deep-sea ecosystem, including species so rare they're yet to be officially named. The newly discovered seamount, towering over 1.9 miles, was one of the key findings from a ...

To examine the seamounts, an underwater robot capable of descending almost 15,000 feet was deployed and found unique ecosystems across the seamounts, such as sponge gardens and coral reefs.

It will focus on: Deep-Sea Ecosystem and Seamount Exploration: Mapping unknown regions of the ocean floor, studying seamount ecosystems, and documenting biodiversity hotspots in areas such as the ...

“The Seamounts monument was created to permanently safeguard this amazing ecosystem and vulnerable species like the endangered sperm whale. Presidents can’t be allowed to gut protections by decree as ...