Jakarta (Global Adventures): In a joint Indonesia - U.S. exploration of the deep ocean north of Sulawesi, Indonesia, NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer's built-in multibeam sonar mapped a huge undersea volcano while cameras on the ship's remotely-operated vehicle took high-definition images of the feature called Kawio Barat, referring to the ocean area west of Kawio Islands. [...]

Santa Barbara (Global Adventures): A group of football field sized asphalt domes have been discovered in the Pacific Ocean, 10 miles offshore from Santa Barbara, California. 35,000 years ago, undersea volcanoes deposited massive flows of petroleum on the ocean floor that later formed the domes, scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institutions (WHOI) say. "It [...]

Cayman Islands (Global Adventures): A deep sea vent 3.1 miles (5 kilometers) below the ocean surface was discovered by British scientists on April 6, 2010. Located in the Cayman Trough, the active volcanic vent is the deepest such anomaly discovered yet. Using a deep-diving vehicle remotely controlled from the Royal Research Ship James Cook, the [...]