The Pentagon announced a new strike and the deaths of four people aboard a boat apparently carrying drugs in the Pacific ...

The Pacific Ocean is by far the world's largest ocean, more than five times wider than our moon. But why is the Pacific so big? Covering about 63 million square miles (163 million square kilometers) — ...

Long before modern climate change, shifts in the Pacific Ocean altered rainfall, triggered droughts, and helped bring down powerful civilizations. Through patterns like El Nino, the ocean reshaped ...

An earthquake of 6.5 magnitude struck the North Pacific Ocean, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.

Hundreds of millions of years from now, Earth will look unrecognizable as the globe’s largest ocean vanishes, and researchers say the continent “Amasia” will form from the collision of North America ...

A U.S. strike killed 4 people, according to the Pentagon, who were aboard an alleged drug-carrying boat in the Pacific Ocean.

People commonly draw a parallel between outer space and Earth’s oceans, referring to both as the final frontiers of exploration. While Earth’s oceans are minuscule in size relative to space, they’re ...

The world's largest ocean basin is also the oldest. A basin is "a depression, or dip, in the Earth's surface," according to National Geographic. The Pacific Ocean is the largest, deepest and oldest ...

Researchers have discovered an “unexpected” accumulation of the radioactive isotope beryllium-10, deep underneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean. The team hopes their discovery could serve as an ...