The volcano, one of the only two active in Antarctica, was first discovered by a British Royal Navy officer in 1841.

“The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is particularly vulnerable to collapse, yet its position atop an active volcanic rift is seldom considered.” Put simply, retreating ice allows the compressed ...

Helens), this underwater volcano is actually the most active one in the Pacific Northwest. With eruptions in 1998, 2011, and 2015, the volcano serves as a perfect laboratory, and experts expect an ...

Professor Matthew Stott of the University of Canterbury is fascinated by the extremophiles he studies - microbes that live at ...

The group will study how undersea volcanoes in the region impact important ice in western Antarctica. "This is not a Carnival Cruise," Panter said. Panter, who has been teaching with Bowling Green ...

Two Bowling Green State University students and their professor will spend two months in Antarctica this semester on a research trip. Their research will explore how undersea volcanoes interact ...

Melting ice may cause dozens of volcanoes beneath Antarctica's colossal ice sheet to erupt and trigger a troubling feedback loop of environmental damage, scientists have warned. A new study by ...

Melting ice in Antarctica could trigger volcanic eruptions beneath the continent’s vast ice sheet, creating a slow but dangerous feedback loop, scientists warn. A new study suggests the melting ...

The Eastern Whio Link project has been working to restore the whio or blue duck population in the rivers of the Waioeka Gorge ...