A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the central Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 18:56:58 UTC on June 17, 2026, registering at a depth of ...

Scientists have discovered three new hydrothermal vent fields over a 434-mile-long stretch of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge during the first scientific expedition aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute's recently ...

The oceanic crust at North Pond is relatively young (8 million years old) and its circulating fluids are cold (<20 degrees C). By comparison, the temperature of crustal fluids can reach 400 degrees C ...

Iceland's unique position sits directly atop the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, where the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates are slowly drifting apart. 5 centimeters per year, creating a continuous zone ...

A high-temperature hydrothermal vent field discovered on Puy des Folles Seamount on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at approximately 6,562 feet in depth. Schmidt Ocean Institute Thousands of feet beneath the ...

Seawater is chemically altered when it encounters super hot rocks, generating something akin to smoke that billows from chimneys on the seafloor, scientists say. Schmidt Ocean Institute photo Deep sea ...

BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 jolted the central Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 1856 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 ...

Photos show the holes interrupted what is otherwise a solid, flat sandy surface on the Atlantic seafloor. NOAA Ocean Exploration photos Scientists exploring a submerged mountain range in the ...

San Juan, Puerto Rico – Scientists have discovered three new hydrothermal vent fields over a 434-mile-long stretch of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge during the first scientific expedition aboard Schmidt Ocean ...