Hawaii isn't the only series of islands formed from underwater volcanic eruptions. In 2014, a massive eruption formed the new island of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai. But there's something about this ...

As islands like O’ahu very slowly drift from the magmatic hotspot that once formed it, the island’s weight is slowly causing it sink into the ocean at around 0.6 millimeters per year. However, a new ...

Bringing a novel approach to a classic problem, researchers have revealed how changes in ocean chemistry over the past 2 billion years have left an imprint on volcanic rocks formed in island arcs.

The tropical Indian Ocean is home to the Spice Islands. Characterised by beautiful ... over time have worn away faults in the rock, forming fissures. The currents, which create the narrow ...