and north through the Pacific Ocean. Running along the top of this chain of mountains is a deep crack, called a rift valley. It is here that new ocean floor is continuously created. As the two ...

In 2022, researchers aboard the E/V Nautilus made a discovery on the floor of the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii. While surveying the Liliʻuokalani Ridge in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, ...

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

Marine life in the deep ocean can take decades to recover from the impact of deep-sea mining for rare metals, new research shows.

The Equator splits the Pacific Ocean into two parts: The North Pacific and the South Pacific ... Image of the Earth from a satellite. The ocean floor can be flat or it can have caves and mountains.

Nodules on the Pacific Ocean floor. Photo by the National Oceanography Centre. No restrictions. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

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 ...