Newsweek's weekly update maps the locations of 11 aircraft carriers in the Indo-Pacific region as of March 28.

A major, 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake prompted a brief “Tsunami Threat” for Tonga. Preliminary ...

NPL and MSL in New Zealand successfully detected a multitude of earthquakes in the Pacific Ocean using a pioneering detection ...

After suspecting the presence of a series of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, researchers have now mapped out the ...

Researchers uncover a possible active underwater volcano chain near the Cook Islands, hinting at fresh geological activity.

U.S. Congresswoman Amata Radewagen, who represents American Samoa, has urged the Trump administration to reopen most of an ...

PARIS: In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered ... how wide their distribution is,” she said. This would map out a baseline for life in the abyssal plain, so that ...

A strong storm brewing offshore is causing breaking waves over 30 feet in some areas and creating dangerous ocean conditions.

As California officially observes Tsunami Preparedness Week this week, one of the most vulnerable communities in the state is ...

This story was originally published by Grist with the headline Digging for minerals in the Pacific’s graveyard: The $20 trillion fight over who controls the seabed on Mar 26, 2025.