Despite the size and importance of the Indian Ocean, American strategists have often treated it as a backwater. It’s true ...

Scattered across an abyssal plain known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) are polymetallic nodules that are a potato-sized ...

Photos published by the U.S. Navy show the Nimitz was operating in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, which is the U.S. Third Fleet's ...

one-fifth of the Earth’s circumference — across the Pacific Ocean, eventually arriving in Fiji, according to a new study. Using genetic evidence, researchers propose that these iguanas made ...

For centuries, much of the ocean floor has remained a mystery. Now, thanks to data from NASA’s SWOT satellite, scientists have created one of the most detailed maps ever, revealing hidden underwater ...

NPL and MSL in New Zealand successfully detected a multitude of earthquakes in the Pacific Ocean using a pioneering detection technique. The team are performing ultra-sensitive optical ...

particularly young researchers from member countries in the Western Indo-Pacific region, and put Malaysia on the global map of ocean science,” she said. Prof Tan, who served as first vice ...

dangling access to a vast patch of Pacific Ocean harbouring coveted metals and minerals. Beijing has been ramping up efforts to court Pacific nations sitting on lucrative sea-floor deposits of ...

Tens of millions of years ago, iguanas in North America floated across the Pacific Ocean. Clinging to vegetation washed into the sea, they traveled one-fifth of the way around the world ...

He packed food for a two week trip but ten days in, stormy weather threw his boat off course and he ended up adrift in the Pacific Ocean .His family launched a search but Peru's maritime patrols ...

Photo shows New Year's Weather: Dark grey storm clouds over a green forested area, with a rain storm on the horizon. Photo shows Shots fired in police chase: Tactical police officers, some rolling ...