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 ...

Sticking out of the wood and flowing in the water were two “unusual,” feather-like creatures attached to the rotting material ...

Deep beneath the Pacific Ocean floor, sediment cores hold secrets that could reshape how scientists predict Earth's climate ...

The Pacific Ocean’s seabed is rich in critical metals ... cobalt-rich crusts and sea-floor sulfides. The International Seabed Authority (ISA) in Kingston, Jamaica, has already issued more ...

An alarming new federal report released Wednesday indicates that the number of gray whales in the Pacific Ocean has dropped ...

From groundbreaking research to the beauty of marine sanctuaries teeming with life, these images shine a spotlight on the ...

We know surprisingly little about the deep ocean or the strange creatures that live there. These unusual animals have evolved ...

In a world hungry for crucial resources, China may not be poised to start deep-sea mining but it is planting seeds for such ...

Sea cucumbers, long known for cleaning the ocean floor, may also harbor a powerful cancer-fighting secret. Scientists discovered a unique sugar in these marine creatures that can block Sulf-2, an ...

Scientists reveal how natural sugars in sea cucumber fight cancer growth, offering a safer, marine-based option for future ...

Reefs cover less than 1 percent of the ocean floor yet shelter about a quarter of all marine species and buffer shorelines ...