Ocean Decade endorsement for Chinese-led initiative ‘reflects’ increasing leadership role in specialised marine field.

The Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the world’s oceans, has long captivated scientists and explorers alike. Located in ...

In a new study published today in Science Advances, my colleagues and I have uncovered the earliest evidence of rice in the ...

Located in the far reaches of Newfoundland and Labrador on the Labrador Peninsula, Torngat Mountains National Park is one of ...

Near Guam in the western Pacific Ocean, the Mariana Trench is a curving chasm at the tectonic seam where the mammoth Pacific plate dives underneath the smaller Mariana plate.

The Deep Ocean Microbiomes and Ecosystems, or DOME, program, an important initiative of the United Nations Decade of Ocean ...

China has been accused of "misleading" New Zealand—a United States security ally in the South Pacific—regarding its test of an unarmed but nuclear-capable long-range missile in 2024.

The Morning Midas, a cargo ship transporting 3,000 cars (including 800 EVs), was abandoned south of Adak, Alaska, when it caught fire in early June 2025.

Something strange is lurking on the seafloor. Off the coast of Washington, deep in the Pacific Ocean, a dome-shaped object has been spotted on Google Earth. The unknown entity is an estimated two ...

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) — ...

Ocean racing diehards have reason to cheer with Monday's announcement that Itajai is back on the map for both 2027 and 2031 when the Brazilian port will host the finish of the Southern Ocean leg ...