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 ...

A massive underwater volcano off the coast of Oregon, United States, could erupt any day now, according to top scientists closely monitoring the area. The Axial Seamount, a mile-wide submarine volcano ...

An Oregon State researcher said the volcano is likely forming some 300 miles away. The formation, though, likely won't threaten coastal residents. © 2025 American ...

A hiker's pack usually gets lighter over time as they plow through trail mix and water, but Annika Dechert likes to joke that hers gets heavier. As an Earth sciences graduate student at the University ...