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 ...

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 ...

The Aquarium focuses on three main regions of the Pacific Ocean: The Tropical Pacific, the Southern California/Baja region, and the Northern Pacific. Each region is known for different animals and ...

That curious question led scientists to connect oceanographic conditions in the northern Pacific Ocean to fish abundance in its deep twilight zone by measuring how successfully elephant seals ...

Conducted by engineers at Florida Atlantic University (FAU), the research examined the potential of capturing kinetic energy from ocean currents using data collected ... Lower power densities were ...

(Peruvian Navy/Facebook) (NewsNation) — A Peruvian fisherman who survived 94 days lost at sea in the Pacific Ocean has been reunited with his family. Maximo Napa Castro, 61, set sail for a two-week ...

This information helped ships map their routes ... natural climate fluctuations which start in the Pacific Ocean and have huge impacts on global weather patterns. Agencies in other countries ...

Fiji’s iguanas embarked on one of the most astonishing ocean journeys in history, rafting nearly 5,000 miles from North America to the South Pacific. Scientists once believed they came from South ...

They sit there in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and scientists have long debated how they got there. Overwater dispersal–where terrestrial organisms go from one land mass to another via a body ...

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 ...

However, 10 days into his trip, the 61-year-old fisherman strayed off course due to bad weather, sending his boat drifting aimlessly into the vast Pacific Ocean. When Napa Castro did not return ...