Volcanology: Vulcan rule beneath the sea
Nature Geoscience 10, 251 (2017). doi:10.1038/ngeo2929
Author: Deborah Kelley
Over 70% of the volcanism on Earth occurs beneath an ocean veil. Now, robotic- and fibre-optic-based technologies are beginning to reveal this deep environment and identify subaqueous volcanoes as rich sources of sulfur, carbon dioxide and life.