Beneath the vast blue expanse of the Pacific Ocean lies one of Earth’s most astonishing geological secrets,Zealandia, the so-called “8th Continent” hidden almost entirely beneath the waves. For ...

Step into the heart of the Pacific Ocean, the largest and deepest expanse of water on Earth, covering almost half of the ...

French scientists are mapping plankton across the Indo-Pacific – using Navy ships to study the microscopic organisms that ...

The U.S. has struck a deal with the Cook Islands to help capitalize on the island nation's critical mineral potential.

More than a decade since the start of the longest ocean warming event ever recorded, scientists are still working to ...

Point Reyes Station is the gateway to one of California’s most magnificent stretches of protected shoreline, yet somehow remains delightfully under the radar for many travelers.

While the National Hurricane Center anticipates no tropical activity over the next seven days, AccuWeather forecasters are ...

Specialized buoys can monitor waves on the seafloor. But there are few sea-level stations between Asia and Hawaiʻi to test ...

A volcano in Russia’s Far East erupted hours after a major earthquake triggered tsunami warnings as far away as California ...

SEATTLE — A tsunami has been confirmed moving through the western Pacific following a powerful earthquake near Russia’s ...

A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake - the sixth biggest ever recorded - sparked evacuation orders in Hawaii and across the ...

The Pacific Ring of Fire is a vast, horseshoe-shaped belt of intense geological activity that wraps around the Pacific Ocean.