The Pacific and Atlantic Oceans meet off the southernmost tip of South America, and many factors contribute to how fast they ...

A scorching marine heatwave from 2014 to 2016 devastated the Pacific coast, shaking ecosystems from plankton to whales and triggering mass die-offs, migrations, and fishery collapses. Researchers ...

We often use the terms "sea" and "ocean" interchangeably, especially while referring to large bodies of saltwater. While both ...

After previously setting two world records, Chris Bertish took off from San Diego on Tuesday in an attempt to be the first person to sail in an open beach catamaran across the Pacific Ocean to Oahu… ...

Warming oceans and rising sea levels pose serious threats to Pacific Island countries’ safety, sustainable development and even their statehood.

Look at any world map and you'll see that the Pacific is the largest ocean. But how did it get so big?

The eastern Pacific Ocean has spawned a new tropical storm, Dalila, which will swipe southern Mexico with flooding downpours and gusty winds.

Nowhere is humanity's exploitation of the oceans more starkly illustrated than the Pacific Ocean, where small island nations are fighting to outlast a crisis not of their making.

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

I’m in Nice, France, this week attending the U.N. Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources ...

Sea surface temperatures in 2024 broke records and about a quarter of the world’s oceans are experiencing temperatures that qualify as a marine heat wave.