At the turn of the millennium, researchers uncovered a site near the summit of an underwater mountain range in the mid-Atlantic Ridge that spews essential gases to sustain unique life forms.

On March 28, 2025, a significant seismic event unfolded in the ocean depths of the central Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Recorded as a magnitude 6.1 earthquake by the United States Geologic ...

A moderate underwater earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 was detected in the Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday morning.

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a mostly underwater mountain range formed by the continuous separation of tectonic plates, spans the ocean that separates Europe and Africa from the Americas.