A 2014 satellite image captured a rare glimpse of a massive, eerily circular ring of clouds that formed slap-bang in the ...

In short, while the picture is authentic, it does not show the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch." Underwater photographer ...

An Australian warship on Monday rescued a Lithuanian solo rower who had encountered a tropical cyclone while attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean from California. Aurimas Mockus was taken aboard ...

A thin stretch of the eastern Pacific Ocean has been getting colder for the past 30 years, defying the broad global trend and baffling scientists. The surprising and rapid rise in ocean ...

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Sunday near Tonga, a nation of more than 170 islands in the South Pacific Ocean.

Researchers have discovered an "unexpected" accumulation of the radioactive isotope beryllium-10, deep underneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean. The team hopes their discovery could serve as an ...

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 on the Richter Scale struck the Tonga Islands at 5.48 pm on Sunday. According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake's epicenter was ...

At the center of the case were so-called “narrative ... water quality standard” when it pumps sewage into the Pacific Ocean. The city argued that the requirements were poorly defined ...

A massive earthquake has hit near Tonga, prompting fears of a tsunami for the Pacific island country. The US Geological ...