Pacific Ocean
Why the Much-Publicized Mission to Find Amelia Earhart's Plane Is Likely to Come Up Empty
The explorer who discovered the 'Titanic' is searching for the lost aviator. A Smithsonian curator doesn’t think he’ll find it.
How a Voyage to French Polynesia Set Herman Melville on the Course to Write 'Moby-Dick'
We retrace the journey that had a long-lasting influence on the enigmatic author's improbable career
Remains of 30 Service Members Killed in WWII Unearthed at Tarawa
The non-profit History Flight discovered the Marines and sailors as part of its decade-long mission to find the 500 men buried on the atoll
NOAA Is Investigating 70 Gray Whale Deaths Along the West Coast
The whales seem to have died from starvation and washed up on shore from California to Alaska
Particles From Cold War Nuclear Bomb Tests Found in Deepest Parts of the Ocean
Crustaceans in the Mariana Trench and other underwater canyons feed on food from the surface laced with carbon-14 from Cold War bomb tests
Green Sea Turtles Are Bouncing Back Around U.S. Pacific Islands
Surveys show the species increasing 8 percent near Hawaii and 4 percent elsewhere, though hawksbill turtles aren't faring as well
Great White Sharks Are Completely Terrified of Orcas
A new study shows the apex predators will flee their hunting grounds and won't return for up to a year when killer whales pass by
Scientists Spot Beautiful Optical Illusion at Bottom of the Sea
More than 6,000 feet under the surface of the ocean, the extreme conditions can play tricks on your eyes
Norway Will Repatriate Thousands of Artifacts Taken From Easter Island
Thor Heyerdahl Jr. says his late father had promised to return the items after they had been analyzed and detailed in published works
Sea Creatures Still Arriving in the U.S. on Plastic Debris From the Japanese Tsunami Eight Years Ago
Marine biologists don't know how long different species can survive adrift in the open ocean, and some may become invasive when they reach new shores
Why Almost All of the West Coast's Sunflower Sea Stars Have Wilted Away
A new study suggests most of the keystone predators have died off due to an unknown pathogen and increasing ocean temperatures
Easter Island Statues May Have Marked Sources of Fresh Water
A spatial analysis of the island's moai and ahu seem to line up with ancient wells and coastal freshwater seeps
Threatened Bluefin Tuna Sells for Record $3 Million in New Year's Sale
The 612-pound fish will go to a sushi restaurant, but without intervention the prized species will not be on the plate for much longer
Submersible Is First to Reach Bottom of Atlantic Ocean
U.S. equity-firm founder piloted the craft to the bottom of the Puerto Rico Trench, in a bid to reach the deepest spot in each of the world's oceans
The Top Ten Ocean Stories of 2018
From the most ancient animal known to a newly defined ocean zone, the world's watery places never cease to amaze
Crab Fishermen Sue Energy Companies Over Climate Change
The suit alleges that oil firms are responsible for climate change driven algae blooms, which have delayed and shortened recent crab-harvesting seasons
We Know How Stressed Whales Are Because Scientists Looked At Their Earwax
A new study looks at stress hormone levels in whale ear wax, showing how hunting and climate change have impacted he giant beasts
With Humans Out of the Way, Humpbacks Are Flourishing—But So Are Orcas
Researchers are just now beginning to understand what happens when one whale species attacks another
Major Disease Outbreak Strikes California Sea Lions
Leptospirosis afflicts sea lions on a semi-regular cycle, but warming waters and migrating fish could make the marine mammals more susceptible
Researchers Unearth Glass Labyrinth Created by Underwater Volcanic Eruption
The unusual formation is situated nearly three miles below the ocean's surface—a distance greater than Mount Rainier's height above sea level
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