The White House’s executive order last month purports to authorize mining in international waters – against the authority of ...

A remotely operated submersible saw the “semi-gelatinous” animal lying on the ocean floor and “flying underwater.” Take a ...

Using detailed seismic data and large-scale modelling, researchers discovered huge cracks deep under the ocean, right in the middle of the Pacific Plate. These faults are wide and deep ...

As the federal government rolls back fishing restrictions in the Pacific Remote Islands ... (AP Video/Eugene Garcia) A humpback whale, dolphins and sea birds feed on a school of fish Thursday, May 1, ...

A humpback whale, dolphins ... change disrupts ocean ecosystems. “When we protect the oceans, we’re really protecting ourselves,” said Sandy Aylesworth, director of the Pacific Initiative ...

Bottlenose dolphin tursiops truncatus surfing waves swimming and breaching on surface of open sea ocean Dolphins are highly intelligent animals, known for their problem-solving skills, social ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Early Wednesday morning, two offshore earthquakes struck the southwest Pacific. The first ... 12 kilometers beneath the ocean floor. Shortly after, the USGS recorded a second, stronger quake measuring ...

Hurricane season is just weeks away, and the Pacific Ocean is cooling off again. That’s important because it can create conditions more conducive to hurricanes.

A Firefly Aerospace rocket failed to deliver its payload to orbit on Tuesday, creating a cloud of debris in the sky before falling back down toward an ocean crash. Firefly launched its Alpha ...