Researchers who discovered “dark oxygen” on the ocean floor are planning a new project to learn even more about their mysterious—and controversial—finding. Last year, the scientists made headlines ...

According to scientists from the California Institute of Technology and Swiss research university ETH Zurich, a new method ...

While studying earthquakes and the composition of the Pacific Ocean mantle, scientists have uncovered strange underwater ...

The Obama administration yesterday announced its intention to designate a vast portion of U.S.-controlled areas of the Pacific Ocean as a nature preserve. Although packaged as part of the president’s ...

It's an intriguing finding that suggests a "lost world" could be lurking deep below the Pacific Ocean, highlighting how much ...

Salt water from the ocean is an option for fighting L.A.'s fires, but it's more complicated than simply going to the beach to ...

An American aircraft carrier continued to patrol the South China Sea, and a Chinese "flattop" concluded a sea trial.

A firestorm that engulfed parts of Southern California took place within sight of the Pacific Ocean, causing some to wonder ...

The deployment will last several months and is scheduled to conduct exercises in Japan and other regional islands.

After months of speculation, meteorologists say the Pacific Ocean has finally picked a side, and it’s going with La Niña. The news broke on January 9 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

A La Niña advisory is in effect. La Niña occurs when the ocean's surface temperatures in the central and east-central ...

A long-awaited La Niña has finally appeared, but meteorologists say the periodic cooling of Pacific Ocean waters is weak and ...