A tsunami warning has been issued for Papua New Guinea following a powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake, the U.S. Geological ...

A strong, 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck in the Solomon Sea on Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey. A ...

King Charles was pictured laughing as he 'played' a carrot during a reception at Windsor Castle this evening. Some 350 guests ...

Millions of years ago, as the Indo-Australian plate pushed into the Pacific plate, a volcanic arc of islands began to emerge ...

Other Pacific peoples have similar creation stories, and the sacredness of the ocean isn’t limited to the birth of life, it also has a major role in death: “That’s where the soul of our ancestors, ...

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 ...

The passage is "the most dreaded bit of ocean on the globe," Alfred Lansing wrote in his 1959 book "Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage to the Antarctic."At around 600 miles (965 kilometers ...

University of the South Pacific Vice-Chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia, a key conference participant, expressed gratitude to PNG on the final day. “I want to acknowledge the wonderful hospitality of ...

offers unprecedented insights into the world's underwater landscapes. While ship-based sonar has provided direct measurements of only 25% of the ocean floor, SWOT's satellite data bridges the gap, ...

Researchers from Schmidt Ocean Institute reached the previously inaccessible area in January, and became the first to investigate it, bringing back incredible images. Here, an octopus rests on the ...

"This is an awesome and creative example of leveraging existing data sources and expertise from around the world to increase our eyes and ears in the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean. We believe ...

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 ...