Tiny fossils from Hokkaido are revealing a surprisingly mobile ancient ocean during a warmer world. A team led by researchers at Kumamoto University has identified a new genus of microscopic crustaceans in northern Japan,

The changing water temperatures in the Pacific can have rippling weather effects around the world.

Given how underexplored the Pacific Ocean is, it is not surprising that new species are being discovered every time a manned or unmanned deep-water submersible is launched to document the species living in the deepest parts of the ocean. With only a small ...

Renewable technologies need a multitude of critical minerals. The seabed could supply these riches. But at what cost?

Japan said it observed two Chinese aircraft carriers and supporting warships operating simultaneously near remote Japanese islands in the Pacific Ocean for the first time, a new demonstration of Beijing’s advancing naval capabilities. The aircraft ...

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Weak La Niña conditions have emerged across the central and eastern Pacific, according to a monthly update released by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center on Thursday. Conditions are favored to persist through winter. La Niña occurs when the ocean’s ...

The U.S. Coast Guard says it has seized over 40,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean over the last month as part of boosted counter-drug operations. More than a dozen interceptions since Aug. 8 led to the drug seizures as well as the ...

The National Hurricane Center said Thursday morning, June 26, it is continuing to keep an eye on a system in the Pacific Ocean that has the potential to continue strengthening. The hurricane center said showers and thunderstorms associated with a "broad ...

OCEANSIDE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Lifeguards and first responders had a busy day in Oceanside after they rescued five people from the Pacific Ocean near the pier in downtown Oceanside. One of the swimmers had to be airlifted to a trauma center. A ...

Scientists track elephant seals to gather ocean data and learn how these deep diving animals help reveal the secrets of the Pacific.