A groundbreaking study in the journal Science, has unveiled how deep ocean currents—known as global overturning ...

Although its land area is modest – only 1.7 square kilometers – Clipperton’s strategic and ecological significance is ...

If implemented as envisioned, the reserve would become the world’s first Indigenous-led ocean reserve, covering an area nearly as big as the Amazon Rainforest.

In a new study published today in Science Advances, my colleagues and I have uncovered the earliest evidence of rice in the ...

Case in point: Scientists from Tokyo University and Hokkaido University in Japan stumbled across some mysterious jet-black ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

The Mexican navy seized 3.5 tons of cocaine hidden in a semisubmersible vessel off the Pacific coast, authorities said Friday, while releasing video of the "narco sub" being intercepted.

Look at any world map and you'll see that the Pacific is the largest ocean. But how did it get so big?

The National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Dalila has formed in the Pacific and will continue strengthening in the next couple of days.

SYDNEY - Australia plans to significantly boost surveillance of Pacific Islands territorial waters, spending A$477 million ($310.72 million) on aerial patrols for illegal fishing fleets, tender ...

More than 20 new marine protected areas in coastal waters were announced at the third U.N. ocean conference this week. Experts say thousands more are needed.