Sailing the southern Pacific Ocean in 1769, two of history’s greatest navigators drafted a remarkable map. One was the British explorer Captain James Cook. The other was Tupaia, an aristocratic ...

Geologists have uncovered the remains of a massive tectonic plate beneath the Pacific Ocean, a plate that had been hidden for ...

Speculation on social media suggested that it was supporting the test launch of China's intercontinental ballistic missile, which landed in the Southern Pacific Ocean.

The first hurricane in the Pacific doesn’t typically arrive until the last week of June. Three have been named so far this season.

People along the densely populated Pacific coasts are exposed to strongly fluctuating rainfall patterns: In East Asia, heavy rain falls in summer, and flooding is already one of the climate risks ...

A tropical storm is expected to form Tuesday night or Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, far off the southern coast of Mexico, forecasters say. Once confirmed, the storm would be named Alvin.

Local News Sea lions released back into Pacific Ocean as toxic algal blooms move out of Southern California by: Anna Ashcraft Posted: Jun 8, 2025 / 06:06 PM PDT Updated: Jun 8, 2025 / 06:06 PM PDT ...

In 1997, scientists recorded a haunting noise from deep beneath the ocean's surface. The mystery took a decade to solve.

It’s commonly thought great white sharks are found more in the Atlantic Ocean than the Pacific, but while there may be more tagged sharks, there certainly aren’t “less” shar… ...

Incredible map shows how big the Pacific Ocean is - enough room for all the world’s land The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of the earth's five oceans. However, not only is it the ...

The stingray population in Southern California has been skyrocketing, but with that statistic comes an increased chance of getting stung.

Newsweek's weekly update maps the locations of 11 aircraft carriers in the Indo-Pacific region as of March 28.