Geologists have uncovered the remains of a massive tectonic plate beneath the Pacific Ocean, a plate that had been hidden for ...

Satellite imagery can help determine the strength, size and cohesion of a storm. The stronger a storm becomes, the more ...

Biogeographical regions of marine organisms, i.e., their distribution across different habitats, often overlap well with the ...

There’s a stretch of California highway where the mountains plunge dramatically into the sea, where every curve reveals a vista more breathtaking than the last, and where you’ll find yourself ...

For years, researchers have sought tangible evidence of how the first peoples crossed vast stretches of open water to settle the remote Pacific Islands. Now, a discovery in a sacred cave on the island ...

Tropical Storm Flossie is expected to continue to strengthen in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said.

The forward deployment of warships marks Washington's commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, the Navy ...

The National Hurricane Center said June 26 a system in the Pacific Ocean could become a tropical depression in the coming ...

The Trump administration is considering a first-of-its kind mining project at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. But deep-sea mining has raised major environmental questions.

Dragging nets along the ocean floor is like ‘clearcutting an old-growth forest,’ Pacific Wild says. An industry group ...

The first simultaneous deployment of two Chinese carrier groups beyond the strategically vital First Island Chain took place ...

A NASA sensor is able to detect signs of sewage contamination in the Pacific Ocean, a new study has concluded. The authors of ...