An expedition to a remote and tiny island this fall will attempt to locate Amelia Earhart's plane​ in the Pacific Ocean.

The forward deployment of warships marks Washington's commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, the Navy ...

Tropical Storm Flossie is expected to continue to strengthen in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said.

Far beneath the ocean's surface, where mountain belts rise and ancient oceanic crust lies hidden, a long-lost tectonic plate ...

Shipping goods across the Pacific ocean is not trivial. Here's how long you can expect the voyage to take and some bumps you might run into along the way.

The National Hurricane Center said June 26 a system in the Pacific Ocean could become a tropical depression in the coming ...

While it’s not unusual for the Pacific Ocean to kick off first — its season begins May 15 — many recent years have featured early named storms in the Atlantic Ocean. This year is unusual.

Sailors load a missile system aboard aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the eastern Pacific Ocean on October 9, 2024. The George Washington is in the Third Fleet's area of operations.

A brilliant map showed just how big the Pacific Ocean is. The Ocean, which is around 32 percent of the planet’s total surface area and 46 percent of its water surface, covers 165.25 million ...

Water temperatures well above normal stretch across the northern Pacific Ocean from Asia to North America. Sea surface temperatures are especially warm around Japan, which has seen record heat ...

An international team of geologists and seismologists has created a refined map of Zealandia, the submerged continent beneath the Pacific Ocean. Using data from rock samples and seismic analysis ...

This woman navigated a 3,000-mile Pacific voyage without maps or technology. Polynesian wayfinding has long been a patriarchal tradition. Lehua Kamalu is breaking the mold—and helping to lead a ...