Oregon scientists are hoping to help the coastal communities survive a major inundation in various ways. One of those is ...

The suckers are also packed with sensory receptors that allow the octopus to taste and smell things that they touch—like combining a hand with a tongue and a nose. The researchers believe the ...

Last year, the team made headlines when it published a paper describing how metal lumps at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean seemed to produce oxygen without sunlight ...

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 ...

China had protested what it called "close-in reconnaissance" of Chinese territory by the U.S. military in the past.

A sizable earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday morning, according to reports. There have been several notable earthquakes to hit the United States in recent months. A 7.0 magnitude ...

Mapmakers and teachers are re-thinking what to call the gulf of water between Mexico, the United States and Cuba after ...

The Great Sea Reef that hugs Fiji’s northwestern shores is a biodiversity hotspot and deeply important to the country and its people.

The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Thursday he had applied for arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan including supreme spiritual leader Haibatullah Akhundzada ...

Climate Central has created an interactive map that shows what the US would look like if the sea level rose at rates of 2mm and 4mm by the year 2050 with some areas heavily impacted.