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

A group of researchers from the University of São Paulo (USP, Brazil) have analysed Rio Grande Rise (RGR), a possible continental plateau basalt - the result of a giant volcanic eruption that covers ...

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck near Tonga, with no damage reported. The US Geological Survey noted the quake's epicenter ...

Nationals leader David Littleproud says if the Coalition wins office, it will urge Pacific nations to take a "more aggressive ...

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

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake that rocked the bottom of the South Island struck in a seismic environment poorly understood by ...

Scientists have shared footage from a rare sighting of a bluntnose sixgill shark spotted near the Phoenix Islands in the ...

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

Image courtesy of Kydd Pollock/The Nature Conservancy via Pacific Islands Heritage Coalition. Richmond said he looks at the issue not only as a scientist but as a parent, and that PIH is ...

WesPac Fishery Management Council discussed updates on false killer whale stocks, among other issues relating to Marine mammal assessments, in a meeting this week. File photo. Courtesy: Cascadia ...

“The law of the sea basically colonized [Pacific peoples’] ocean,” said Frank Murphy, a resident of French Polynesia who ...